The rarest Kona of all

[Anthony]

I had heard that some of these were built, but I had never seen one before.

Size 17 and collect from Locust, North Carolina will narrow the market down slightly, but here is your chance to own a 1997 Caldera, built alongside the Kona Hot and VooDoo Bizango in the former Mountain Goat factory in Chico, California - by then known as Altitude cycles, but the same people. Heat-treated steel tubeset and if it's as straight and well-painted as my VooDoo, then it should be very straight and very well painted.

Low-end kit, rubbish pictures and owner is wrong about both frame material and size, so not necessarily going to sell at the price, but it's still the first one I've ever seen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kona-Caldera-Mo ... 0797515106

 

[big burner]

Im sure i had one of these back in 99 mine was a cream/beige colour

 

[Charlieboy28]

so its steel then? whats the tube set

and how much does it cost to ship a bike to the UK?

 

[Explosif27]

Niwce frameset

 

[al-onestare]

So how would this ride compared, say to an Explosif? More / less flex? Are the dimensions the norm or different?

 

[Charlieboy28]

So how would this ride compared, say to an Explosif? More / less flex? Are the dimensions the norm or different?

back of al its too small for you :twisted: :twisted:

whats the difference between this and an 18, and please no smart arse answers of 1 inch please

 

[coomber]

2.5 cm Charlieboy


I'll get my coat

 

[magas]

97 brochure

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/mai ... emId=12353

no idea who made the tubeset for them.

colour choice in 97 was molotov red / poopsy blue :roll:

 

[Charlieboy28]

2.5 cm Charlieboy


I'll get my coat

theres always one

 

[taffy]

97 brochure

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/mai ... emId=12353

no idea who made the tubeset for them.

colour choice in 97 was molotov red / poopsy blue :roll:

Given the pedigree i'd hardly imagine they would use a low quality tubset.