Kona Exlposif Retro Steel 19" Frame

[letmetalktomark]

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kona-Exlposif-Ret ... 2a0236b2c4

 

[jimjim2012]

i love that colour.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Note it's not the original colour, not the original paint, decals (but like he say a crap hand done paint job) that needs lots of work.

and you would probably want to get the frame number to see if anyone can verify it.

 

[Anthony]

Clever to make it look like a 97 Explosif. Had me fooled at first sight, but a very honest-looking description. I'm pretty sure it is a 1992 Explosif.

 

[FluffyChicken]

I was going to say 1992 due to the drop out, but thought I'd wait, that and I would have to check all the catalouges to make sure.

 

[Anthony]

I was going to say 1992 due to the drop out, but thought I'd wait, that and I would have to check all the catalouges to make sure.

The drop outs plus the rack eyes and the seat clamp. But you would need to be as sad as me to know how to tell that it is an Explosif.

 

[FluffyChicken]

If I'm sad enough to even notice that the top tube looks odd, say larger diameter that you would expect, especially for the early bikes, then reading the '92 catalouge it says it TP Concept tubing, so top tube is same diameter as the downtube, hence the odd look ?
Other bikes in the range for the year would have a normal thinner diameter top tubing.

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