'93 Explosif
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None of that garish ano , nice and simple . looks stock unless your in the know
Got to agree with that . fookin road sizing
I have a seat height of 27.5" on my 16" . its nice having the frame out of the way , keeps the center of gravity low . Having the seatpost flex a little does'nt hurt the back either .
None of that garish ano , nice and simple . looks stock unless your in the know
Got to agree with that . fookin road sizing
I have a seat height of 27.5" on my 16" . its nice having the frame out of the way , keeps the center of gravity low . Having the seatpost flex a little does'nt hurt the back either .
Re: Respray
Excellent info TallPaul thanks. I nearly cried when I picked it up from Dave but just wanted to get it home after planning the build for so long! Interestingly the seat tube decal on your proofs differs to what was on mine originally - as per this photo my original didn't have the blocked colour in the "K". Ket me know how Argos get on with the colours?
Excellent info TallPaul thanks. I nearly cried when I picked it up from Dave but just wanted to get it home after planning the build for so long! Interestingly the seat tube decal on your proofs differs to what was on mine originally - as per this photo my original didn't have the blocked colour in the "K". Ket me know how Argos get on with the colours?
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Yeah, as I said there are plenty of differences between the proof Gil sent and the originals. I have highlighted all the diiferences as I see them and I'm waiting for him to come back with the changes so I can compare again with my frame.
As I'm in no rush on this one, I want everything to be as near original as possible so that it looks as new. I've already picked out some options from the Argos colour chart that I think match, but I want them to get the frame in hand to give their opinion of how close they can get.
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Yeah, as I said there are plenty of differences between the proof Gil sent and the originals. I have highlighted all the diiferences as I see them and I'm waiting for him to come back with the changes so I can compare again with my frame.
As I'm in no rush on this one, I want everything to be as near original as possible so that it looks as new. I've already picked out some options from the Argos colour chart that I think match, but I want them to get the frame in hand to give their opinion of how close they can get.
I know a number of people think you’re too big for this bike, but 5-8 is only two inches taller than the ideal range for a size 16 Kona. Plus there was no size 17 in those days and you may find an 18 not so much fun.
I personally wouldn’t like the bike because the bars are so low – 39cm fork, 9cm head tube, zero-rise stem and flat bars is about as low as it gets. And the 1993 range were half an inch shorter in the top tube than subsequent years, so I might find it too short as well. But that’s me – you must have long legs relative to your height, implying a correspondingly short upper body? So the length of the bike might be just right, and if you have long arms to go with your long legs, the low bars could be just right for you as well. I note you haven’t even got the stem up as far as it could be, which suggests that you’re happy.
I think the point is that you can’t judge from saddle position alone – many people with that saddle height are around 5-10/11 and yes, they’d find the bike too small. But people vary and somebody of 5-8 with long legs and arms might well find it was fine for them.
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I know the colour is different, but I personally quite like it.
I personally wouldn’t like the bike because the bars are so low – 39cm fork, 9cm head tube, zero-rise stem and flat bars is about as low as it gets. And the 1993 range were half an inch shorter in the top tube than subsequent years, so I might find it too short as well. But that’s me – you must have long legs relative to your height, implying a correspondingly short upper body? So the length of the bike might be just right, and if you have long arms to go with your long legs, the low bars could be just right for you as well. I note you haven’t even got the stem up as far as it could be, which suggests that you’re happy.
I think the point is that you can’t judge from saddle position alone – many people with that saddle height are around 5-10/11 and yes, they’d find the bike too small. But people vary and somebody of 5-8 with long legs and arms might well find it was fine for them.
PS
I know the colour is different, but I personally quite like it.
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