New winter bike!

greasedscotsman
greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
edited April 2010 in Your road bikes
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2009 Kona Honky Tonk

Frame: Kona Cromoly Butted 58cm
Forks: Kona Retro Road
Bars: Ritchey Comp
Stem: 3T Forgie
Headset: FSA
Bar Tape: Specialized Roubaix

Front Brake Lever: Tektro R200A
Front Caliper: Tektro R538
Rear Brake Lever: Tektro R200A
Rear Caliper: Tektro R538

Shifters: Dura-Ace Downtube (might change to STI levers, but kinda like the simplicity so I'll give them a go for now...)
Front Mech: Tiagra
Rear Mech: 105

Seat: San Marco Rolls Titanio (hmm, comfy...)
Seat Post: Easton EA50
Seat Post Clamp: Kona

Cranks: Tiagra 175mm
Chainring(s): Tiagra 50/34
Chain: HG53
Cassette: SRAM 11-23
Pedals: Time Equipe
Bottom Bracket: Tiagra

Front Wheel:
Rim: Alex Race24
Spokes: Sandvik Stainless 15g fr
Hub: Formula
Tire: Continental Ultrasport 700x28c

Back Wheel:
Rim: Alex Race24
Spokes: Sandvik Stainless 14g rr
Hub: Tiagra
Tire: Continental Ultrasport 700x28c

Accessories: Zefal bottle cage + Bontrager mudguards + Lizard Skins neoprene chainstay protector

Weight: Robin's Egg Blue Metallic (OK, that's not the weight, don't know the what it is, thought the colour was far more important...)

Other info: Please excuse the rubbish photo, I've only got a camera photo since some nice people decided to steal mine whilst I was on holiday...

Comments

  • Tail end Charlie
    Tail end Charlie Posts: 352
    Very nice, a lovely colour. I've got a frame which I am about to have powder coated and may go for something similar.
  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    Thats a cracker, be a shame to get it dirty! :)
    Rock 'n' Roule
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Supergoose wrote:
    Thats a cracker, be a shame to get it dirty! :)

    Crickey, I think you could be right, I'm gonna have to get another! *sigh*
  • Gypsies
    Gypsies Posts: 403
    Very nice..but i just could'nt go back to down tube shifters again
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Looks grand!

    Like the colour and the wheels look great with it.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Looks much better than the 2010 HK IMO...

    http://www.konaworld.com/bike.cfm?content=honkytonk

    Just need some warmer weather so I can ride it!
  • zerostar
    zerostar Posts: 37
    Have also just got one of these. Also havent ridden it very far - go away snow and ice!

    But am having great difficulty fitting my mudgaurds (chromoplastics).
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    zerostar wrote:
    Have also just got one of these. Also havent ridden it very far - go away snow and ice!

    But am having great difficulty fitting my mudgaurds (chromoplastics).

    Oh no, what's the problem? I fitted a set of Bontrager guards which I took of my old winter bike, fitted with no problems at all, which was one of the reasons I bought it...
  • zerostar
    zerostar Posts: 37
    I suspect it is my technical competence that is at fault rather than the mudguards themselves.
    For instance the instructions dont make it clear whether they shoud be mounted inside the stays or outside them.

    The comments at the bottom of this review suggest I am not alone though.

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -p35-30861
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    I would mount them on the outside. I'm guessing your mounting them using the threaded eyelets on the dropouts which means if you fitted them on the inside your going to have a bolt and the mudguard stay potentially fouling the chain and cassette. Same on the front too, it might hit the hub if fixed on the inside.

    Hope that makes sense, if it doesn't I can take some photos of how mine is setup tomorrow. Let me know how you get along!
  • edd_o_brain
    edd_o_brain Posts: 10
    I couldn't get mudguards on with the 28mm tyres... well not with enough clearance anyway.

    I dropped down to 24 mm tyres and the mudguards now fit a treat.

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