Kona Kilauea 1997 18"

[al-onestare]

The Killi's are coming out of the woodwork! Bar the rear mech, shifters, levers and seat-post, nothing else is original. But, you're not buying that, you're buying the frame: many claim this is one of the best steel frames Kona made.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kona-mountain ... 25a30470f2

It has a stuck seat post so fingers crossed it will come out cause the paint-work is a good shape.

 

[steelhardtailer]

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Does the seatpost look ever so slightly bent.

 

[al-onestare]

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Does the seatpost look ever so slightly bent.

I think you could be right, it's suffering the same issue as mine. Check the seat tube welds for cracks!

 

[konaman1]

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I have two of these late 90's Kona posts and they are both bent, seems to be a common issue :shock:

 

[Kona-Ian]

I had one of these, wish I kept it, was only 2 years old and swapped it for a car.
Very nice bike
Seat post stuck. What's best way to sort that out?

 

[Ceefax]

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Is it 18" or 17"?
The eBay listing says 17"?

..Seat post stuck. What's best way to sort that out?

I'd recommend The Seatpostman, who recently removed one for me:
https://www.facebook.com/theseatpostman1

You can do it yourself, but it's a massive hassle.

 

[Kona-Ian]

Cheers Ceefax. Visually it looks like an 18"
Don't take 2 secs to measure it though.
If he's 5' 8" then the seat post is very high on an 18" frame.

 

[Kona-Ian]

Ended 40 mins earlier. He must have pooped it,
Says winning bid though.

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 7675.l2565