Last year I built up a 19" 1997 King Kahuna and whereas I really liked the ride, I wasn't happy with the size :?
After much deliberation and searching I tracked down an 18" Hei Hei in the Philippines and a 18" King Kahuna in Denmark :shock:
After numerous messages to both parties (thanks to both of you
) and selling off all sorts of stuff to raise the funds I opted for the King Kahuna.
And this arrived in the post on Friday
....
I had already been sourcing parts and couldn't wait to get it built up that afternoon....
I've since swapped the silver 90mm Control Tech stem (a bit short) for a WCS 100mm in black....
I've built it up with the intention of it being a rider But will change a few bits for a more retro set-up 
Spec as is....
Frame:......... 18" 2000 Kona King Kahuna
Fork:........... '08 SID Race Dual Air 80mm 445mm A-C
Headset:.......Cane Creek 100 (King Quality!) - anodised orange
Stem:...........Ritchey WCS 100mm
Handlebar:....X-Lite Carbon
Grips:...........Oury
Barends:NA
Brakes:........XTR M951
Pads:...........XTR
Cables:........XTR
Levers:........XTR M950
Shifters:......LX Mega 9spd
F' Mech:......XTR M952
R' Mech:......XTR M950 - Extra short cage! with KCNC jockeys
Cables:.......XTR
Cassette:....XTR M953 9spd 12-32
Chain:........KMC 9L
Cranks:......Race Face Turbine Isis
Bolts:..........RaceFace Isis
Rings:.........Race Face 42,32,22
Bolts:.........Alloy (purple) to be replace with orange
Bottom Bracket:..American Classic Isis
Pedals:.......Onza HO Ti
Hub Skewers:..Salsa Rasta Ti
Rims:.............Mavic
Hubs:.............XTR M950
Nipples:..........Alloy
Spokes:..........DB Stainless
Tyres:............Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.25
Tubes:............Bontrager SL
Saddle:...........Charge Spoon
Seatpost:........Control Tech 27.0
Seatpost Binder:..Thomson - orange anodised
Weight: Approx 22lb
Thoughts and comments welcome
Cheers
After much deliberation and searching I tracked down an 18" Hei Hei in the Philippines and a 18" King Kahuna in Denmark :shock:
After numerous messages to both parties (thanks to both of you
) and selling off all sorts of stuff to raise the funds I opted for the King Kahuna.And this arrived in the post on Friday
....
I had already been sourcing parts and couldn't wait to get it built up that afternoon....
I've since swapped the silver 90mm Control Tech stem (a bit short) for a WCS 100mm in black....
I've built it up with the intention of it being a rider
But will change a few bits for a more retro set-up Spec as is....
Frame:......... 18" 2000 Kona King Kahuna
Fork:........... '08 SID Race Dual Air 80mm 445mm A-C
Headset:.......Cane Creek 100 (King Quality!) - anodised orange
Stem:...........Ritchey WCS 100mm
Handlebar:....X-Lite Carbon
Grips:...........Oury
Barends:NA
Brakes:........XTR M951
Pads:...........XTR
Cables:........XTR
Levers:........XTR M950
Shifters:......LX Mega 9spd
F' Mech:......XTR M952
R' Mech:......XTR M950 - Extra short cage! with KCNC jockeys
Cables:.......XTR
Cassette:....XTR M953 9spd 12-32
Chain:........KMC 9L
Cranks:......Race Face Turbine Isis
Bolts:..........RaceFace Isis
Rings:.........Race Face 42,32,22
Bolts:.........Alloy (purple) to be replace with orange
Bottom Bracket:..American Classic Isis
Pedals:.......Onza HO Ti
Hub Skewers:..Salsa Rasta Ti
Rims:.............Mavic
Hubs:.............XTR M950
Nipples:..........Alloy
Spokes:..........DB Stainless
Tyres:............Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.25
Tubes:............Bontrager SL
Saddle:...........Charge Spoon
Seatpost:........Control Tech 27.0
Seatpost Binder:..Thomson - orange anodised
Weight: Approx 22lb
Thoughts and comments welcome
Cheers
wow, very nice. get out and ride it bud, let us know what its like.
