Kona serial number

[coolmarsh]

Anyone have ideas on how this serial number de-codes?

E1021088

Any help much appreciated.
Marsh

 

[sam_white]

Must be a Kona guru here who can help with this?

 

[zumbio]

Hi,

I have this reapainted frame and i dont know if is a kula 1995.

What model could be? The Serial number is H6B13400

 

[murphy79]

Hi, the serial number says that it was made in early '96 so it is the '96 model year. I think I can see the Easton diamond mark in the 3rd picture which should make it either a Kula or an AA, they are basically the same frame. But the Kula's of that year tend to have a second cable stop on the top tube, for the Magura brakes, so I would lean more towards the AA.

 

[zumbio]

And It can't be a 1995 kona kula?

Thanks

 

[zumbio]

Hi, the serial number says that it was made in early '96 so it is the '96 model year. I think I can see the Easton diamond mark in the 3rd picture which should make it either a Kula or an AA, they are basically the same frame. But the Kula's of that year tend to have a second cable stop on the top tube, for the Magura brakes, so I would lean more towards the AA.

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HI, thanks for your answer.

What its the easton diamond? thanks

 

[murphy79]

HI, thanks for your answer.

What its the easton diamond? thanks4

It is a small stamp mark usually on the down tube and towards the head tube, which indicates that the tubing is made by Easton. It is a simplified version of their logo...



In the Kona lineup of that time, the higher end alloy frames (Kula and AA) used Easton, so it is an easy way to tell these frames apart from the cheaper alloy bikes (like the Koa, Muni Mula). I think I can see just a hint of the start of the stamp here...

And It can't be a 1995 kona kula?

Thanks

It is unlikely, the frame was definitely welded in Taiwan in '96 which would have been months after the end of production for the '95 bikes. It "could" have been painted and sold as a '95 Kula (or maybe as a warranty replacement), stranger things have happened with Kona. Or it "could" be a '96 Kula missing the second cable stop for some reason. But I think it is most likely to be a '96 frame that was repainted and re-stickered later.

 

[zumbio]

Es un pequeño sello, generalmente en el tubo inferior y cerca del tubo de dirección, que indica que la tubería es de Easton. Es una versión simplificada de su logotipo...

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En la gama Kona de aquella época, los cuadros de aleación de gama alta (Kula y AA) usaban Easton, así que es fácil distinguirlos de las bicicletas de aleación más económicas (como la Koa y la Muni Mula). Creo que puedo ver un indicio del inicio del sello aquí...
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Es poco probable, ya que el cuadro se soldó definitivamente en Taiwán en 1996, meses después de finalizar la producción de las motos de 1995. Podría haber sido pintado y vendido como una Kula de 1995 (o quizás como repuesto de garantía); cosas más raras han sucedido con las Kona. O podría ser una Kula de 1996 a la que le faltaba el segundo tope de cable por alguna razón. Pero creo que lo más probable es que se trate de un cuadro de 1996 repintado y con adhesivos nuevos posteriormente.

your seen very well, i havent see it.

The frame is repainted and with new logo decals.
but is painted like a kona kula 1995. I dont know is like the original frame or an AA 1996 painted like a 1995 kula.