Aluminium Konas

[OrangeRetro]

Does anybody know why Kona didn't install replaceable rear mech hangers on their frames in 1997?

 

[Geoff]

They spent all their money on Hots?

Seriously, there is no excuse for that as far as I'm concerned. If they expected people to pay good money for their alu frames they should have at least designed them to cope with a branch to the mech. Just another good reason to get an Explosif I guess.

 

[cce]

my 94 alu kona has one

i know Koa's never had them.

 

[Anthony]

I think it was only just becoming common at around that time and Kona were often slow to keep up with trends - like not putting disc tabs on hardtails until 2000 for example.

 

[Anthony]

my 94 alu kona has one

i know Koa's never had them.

I hadn't noticed that - the 94 Kula had one as well. Strike out my earlier suggestion then, it must have been something about the tubeset they used in 97.

 

[cce]

it seems the 98 kula lacked in that area too.

 

[OrangeRetro]

Yep my 1994 AA has one but the 1997 Kula I've just aquired doesn't. Weird because the rest of the frame is well thought out and really nicely made!

 

[Anthony]

And also 96 - even on the custom frame that Jez has for sale

 

[speedplay]

my 99 chute has one.