Any info on this Kilauea please

[johnwood704]

Found this Kilauea for sale but can't find any information on it. Searched the forums and google. The colour scheme is similar to Konas from 2000 but its not in the catalogue.

Help please.

 

[Charlieboy28]

it is a kilauea 2000 sold as frame only , not sure what steel it is made of though

have a look here, and if you need more info, ask Anthony

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... sc&start=0

 

[Anthony]

Well done to Charlieboy for remembering Steve's thread. I don't think I can add much to what I said there. The tubeset used is a bit of a puzzle, as I would take Kona Double Butted Cromoly to mean non heat-treated and essentially a frame similar to the 1999 Caldera (the Caldera name having been switched to a 7005 frame for 2000). However the reported weight of 1.8kg for a size 14 frame, which is roughly equivalent to what Steve said about the weight of his example (i.e., c2.0kg or just under for a size 18 ), is quite light for generic 4130 and lighter than a 1999 Caldera. I still think they would have taken credit on the sticker if they had invested in heat-treated tubing, and probably charged more than £299 too, but maybe I'm just too cynical. Anyway I feel sure it's a pretty good frame.