(08/12/09 update) WIP Kona Kikapu 2005

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Not such a bad thing, just means when you get on the Marin it'll feel even lighter

    LOL, this is very true, going from the Marin to the Sanction is odd, there's a 15lb difference!!!!

    This will sit somehwere in between, but the frame and forks on their own weigh 11lb :lol:
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    edited December 2009
    Here are some pics following this arvos fettling, cut/fitted forks, fitted BB/crank and grips etc, it's really starting to take shape now. Loving the way it's looking. I have a Kona branded WTB saddle on it's way.

    Weighed it in a crude fashion as is, and its 23lb, so the total build should be about 27lb which isn't too bad really.....

    Comments? :wink:

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  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    as mcdonalds would say: i'm lovin it
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  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    Looking very good, kinda wish I'd built it back up again now :) Looks very similar to when I first brought it with the black forks and black chainset. Jack-sh*t grips too! looking forward to seeing it finished.
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Cheers Mac, yep will look good when it's finished. Have just ordered a replacement chainstay sticker (Kona Branded) that I had to design myself and have custom made... :P

    M475 hubs on Mavic rims
    X5 rear mech
    Deore cassette and chain
    Hayes Stroker ryde brakes

    Then shes finished, oh and her name is Kylie :lol:
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Why Kylie?
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Why Kylie?

    Kylie the Kona - duh!? :lol::lol::wink:

    Oh and she's petite and gonna be a good ride :wink:
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Does that make you Jason Donovan? :lol:
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    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Does that make you Jason Donovan? :lol:

    LOL, I hope not..... :cry:

    Saddle turned up and has been fitted :D

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  • Da Mighty Chicken
    Da Mighty Chicken Posts: 1,200
    Looking good Mr Cheese :D
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  • ramemtbers
    ramemtbers Posts: 1,562
    looking samrt man. i like it, i like the paint work on the frame.
  • PenguinWithHair
    PenguinWithHair Posts: 185
    That's looking really nice, like it a lot.

    Got to ask though, what's the story with having two seat post clamps?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    PenguinWithHair wrote:
    That's looking really nice, like it a lot.

    Got to ask though, what's the story with having two seat post clamps?

    LOL, the 'lower' one is a dog collar,, 2 recesses either side for cable routing via cable tie, keeps things nice and neat :wink:
  • jadamson
    jadamson Posts: 644
    have you ridden it yet? im contemplating getting the 2007 frame to put on my bike... :D just want to know how it handles up and down hill etc? :)
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    jadamson wrote:
    have you ridden it yet? im contemplating getting the 2007 frame to put on my bike... :D just want to know how it handles up and down hill etc? :)

    Nope, no wheels yet, or brakes :lol:

    Prob wont get built up till next year :cry:
  • Scalpel_79
    Scalpel_79 Posts: 147
    very good frame- I bet it was a bargain. Have you put it oin scales? I've read somewhere back in the days that 19" is around 2.56kg w/o rp-23 Fox.
    is it scandium?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    No, just 7-series alu. Its around 6lb give or take, should be around 28lb when built.

    It's gonna be my general/commuting/muckaround rig.

    That way I don't ruin/wear out the other two.....

    Bought it off a forum member on here, was a bit of a bargain. The rest I have bought new but cheap
  • PenguinWithHair
    PenguinWithHair Posts: 185
    If you don't mind my asking, how tall are you? Just asking cause it's only a little frame.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    5; 11", it's a good for me. Kona are notorious for there frame sizing.

    It's a 16" frame, but.......

    A 16" Kona is like a 17" Marin (I compared sizes) centre BB to Centre TT

    It's not small when I am on it (put some other wheels on there to test) and the cockpit/TT length is spot on....

    18" would have been borderline
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Oh and Gil_M (from Retrobike) custom made me a new Kona chainstay protector, as you can't purchase them anywhere and the old one has seen better days....

    Fitted:

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    It's hidden by my Marin frame in the bike's bedroom, erm, I mean s[are room :lol:

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