Kona Kilauea Frame £95 Posted!, Project 2's...

[ringo]

Bump!

 

[ringo]

Bump!

 

[Anthony]

Surely it would help if you stated the basis on which you believe it to be a Kilauea and not some other model? Not aimed at you in particular, because I know that you're a highly-regarded trader, but I think whenever anybody claims a resprayed frame to be a particular model it's in their own interests, as well as prospective buyers, to give supporting evidence. e.g., a previous photo, the serial number (you can usually read it by shining a torch on it sideways), the weight of the frame, the size of the top tube, a photo of the top tube/seat tube junction.

 

[ringo]

Surely it would help if you stated the basis on which you believe it to be a Kilauea and not some other model? Not aimed at you in particular, because I know that you're a highly-regarded trader, but I think whenever anybody claims a resprayed frame to be a particular model it's in their own interests, as well as prospective buyers, to give supporting evidence. e.g., a previous photo, the serial number (you can usually read it by shining a torch on it sideways), the weight of the frame, the size of the top tube, a photo of the top tube/seat tube junction.

Thanks for the compliment! You are right in what you say and I will try to prove the frames provenence the ways you suggested... I'll be honest and say I thought the Kilauea to be so distinctive from other Konas, that it sort of spoke for itself...

For instance it looks identical to this 96 model (note the non-flared seat tube where it meets the BB shell) -

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170263&highlight=kilauea

But, as I say point taken and I'll work on proving it then jack the price up! (Joke!)

 

[ringo]

Thanks for the tip, torch worked well. serial number is -

5032389 (The initial letter is still illegible)

This to my mind makes it a March 95 frame... which fits with my thinking of a 96 frame.

Measurement and weight later...

 

[FluffyChicken]

Thanks for the tip, torch worked well. serial number is -

5032389 (The initial letter is still illegible)

This to my mind makes it a March 95 frame... which fits with my thinking of a 96 frame.

Measurement and weight later...

March 1995 would make it a 1995 model in my little brains world otherwise they're making them half a year before they release them to the world.

I'm sure I'll be down to your man cave and we can sort a ride around your way.

which would account for the ovalising of the tubes that I can see.

 

[ringo]

Didn't Kona use to release their bikes around September each year?

Could be wrong though...

 

[Anthony]

serial number is - 5032389 (The initial letter is still illegible)
This to my mind makes it a March 95 frame... which fits with my thinking of a 96 frame.

I agree that is most likely the number of a 96 model. It wouldn't get assembled, shipped half way round the globe, distributed and into the shops before say June/July - and bikes in the shops by that time are being sold off cheap. Whereas early frame building makes perfect sense in terms of scheduling a factory's output, with all brands wanting new model year bikes all at the same time.

I'll be honest and say I thought the Kilauea to be so distinctive from other Konas, that it sort of spoke for itself...
For instance it looks identical to this 96 model (note the non-flared seat tube where it meets the BB shell)

I don't think so. I for one can't tell just from those particular photos whether it's a Kilauea or a Cinder Cone for example.