Retro-Inspired Kona Hula
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trailstar82
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Lovely build and great result. Out of interest how did you shorten the cranks?
Corduroyboy
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Drilled using a pillar drill and 13mm bit, then tapped with 9/16” pedal taps. Cut the ends off, then shape using a combination of bench grinder, belt sander and finished by hand with sandpaper.
moonlite
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Mad skills mate! You make it sound much simpler than it is.
trailstar82
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This is awesome, and now you've inspired me to embark on my own 24" build for the boy! Picked up a trek 220 for £15!
Is it safe to assume that fork choices were limited? did you do anything specific to the Pace's (other than adjust the canti clamps/brace height)?
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Nice one! Post up your progress!
Unless you’re re prepared to structurally ‘adjust’ a set of forks, Pace are your best bet. These required a fair bit of work other than the movement of clamps - one of the legs had come unbonded (the risk of ageing or hard-used components) so I had to clean and epoxy it back in place. Also my son is only 25kg so the internals were hopelessly over-sprung. I removed the internal stacks, replaced with soft elastomers in one leg only, along with a very light spring in the same leg. With an alloy steerer, the result is a very light fork which responds well to small bumps for a very light rider. I can take some pics of the internal stack if you like.
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