Back into Mountain Biking

GR33NIE
GR33NIE Posts: 10
edited May 2012 in MTB beginners
Ello I'm new here first post :D

After pretty much 10yrs away from Mountain Biking I took the plunge a couple of weeks back and bought myself another bike, loving it so far, great deal and only had to travel a short distance to pick it up. Here's the latest toy:
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Aiming to use this bike for a very short commute when we move house and start getting back into a little bit of off roading again like back in the day! First Kona for me used to own a Specialized Rockhopper Comp many years ago

This bike just needs a bit of TLC, but it's plenty enough for what I need it for. Brakes will be the first upgrade, which to be honest I'm going to need some advice on :) Discs are new to me, back in the day you had to be very privileged to have discs ha!

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Looks good! What are those forks by the way?
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  • GR33NIE
    GR33NIE Posts: 10
    The forks are Marzocchi Drop-Off 4's 100mm travel :wink: Still need to get myself a special pump to adjust em though! Just let a bit of air out manually for the time being as they were pumped right up for road use
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Is the short commute down a dirt jump or 4X track? :wink:
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  • IT66T
    IT66T Posts: 377
    Welcome to the family :) , The Kona looks good by the way but may i ask how much you paid for it as i'm contemplating getting a Kona my self .
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  • GR33NIE
    GR33NIE Posts: 10
    IT66T wrote:
    Welcome to the family :) , The Kona looks good by the way but may i ask how much you paid for it as i'm contemplating getting a Kona my self .

    £150 which I thought was a bit of a bargain, I've seen the exact same bike go for a little more since on eBay. Very pleased with it, needs some new brakes though
  • IT66T
    IT66T Posts: 377
    Hi GR33NIE,

    You did really well getting the KONA for £150 as i was expecting it to be around the £220 mark but at least the brakes
    won't be a big job and it should last you a good while looking at it's condition lol :) .
    You must treat others with respect in order to be respected ..
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  • GR33NIE
    GR33NIE Posts: 10
    IT66T wrote:
    Hi GR33NIE,

    You did really well getting the KONA for £150 as i was expecting it to be around the £220 mark but at least the brakes
    won't be a big job and it should last you a good while looking at it's condition lol :) .

    Cheers, yeah good deal I thought too. Chap had looked after it really well I got it from too. Off for some brake advice now, need them sorting out this year really!
  • Majski
    Majski Posts: 443
    Those frames are awesome, really good base to build up on. Used to have one and they feel fine increasing the travel a little too if you feel the need. I had some pikes on there and it was awesome
  • sloppycowpat
    sloppycowpat Posts: 349
    150 quid, great deal
    worst moment ever...
    buzzing down twisting single track then.... psssst BANG!!!
  • grl
    grl Posts: 65
    That's a fine looking bike although could be fun on any type of distance if your legs are too long. Enjoy
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  • GR33NIE
    GR33NIE Posts: 10
    Majski wrote:
    Those frames are awesome, really good base to build up on. Used to have one and they feel fine increasing the travel a little too if you feel the need. I had some pikes on there and it was awesome

    That's exactly why I got it really, awesome frame and a great base to start with just going to slowly upgrade things over time :)

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