Kona U'hu 1997 18"? Poor listing...

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... _22wt_1170

These don't come up often but with a poor listing like this be super careful:

Only 3 pieces of feedback
No proper details in the description
Nice blurry pics
Cash only
Too high a price
It's not a 16" frame, probably 18" possibly 19".

Not least the next concerns will be:

Cracks on the pivot points
Dents (I think all the examples I've seen for sale of these have them)

BUT if you're in the area I'd check it out all the same. There's a mix of original and new kit which if scrubbed up and if it's kosha could be a proper nice bike. Edit - taking another look, it's pretty original with the saddle and bars as well as the Z2's and drivetrain. Just the stem if different...

 

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Ok so I've been exchanging PM's with the seller and he's replied fairly quickly which is a good sign. I can confirm (according to the seller):

It's 18"
It's been serviced annually
There are no visibile cracks (as discussed before, before buying an U'Hu, U'l or Manomano, let alone Sex 1, 2 or 3 you have to go over the bike with a fine tooth comb - so I defo recommend anyone thinking of buying this does the same in person)
There is a dent in the top tube

On the latter, how big that is I don't know but it's "small". I haven't asked about postage...if this was 19" I would have put an offer in by now, but it's not so I won't be ;-)