2014 Kona Unit
snotty badger
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I managed to crack my old Kula, so after checking what to replace it with I settled on a Unit.
I wanted a SS frame, didn't fancy anything with a EBB and wanted to avoid slotted dropouts. So the Kona's sliding dropouts fit the bill, and the geo looked good so I took the gamble.
I think it's raw finish with a cyan lacquer looks great, the braze ons showing though the finish.
How it stood when I collected it-
So far I've swapped the cranks to my old SLX, changed the brakes to some Elixir 5s and put my eXoctic pedals on.
It rides superbly, I expected it to be quite harsh but it does flatten out quite a lot of the rough stuff if you choose your line well. If you don't you know about it though!
I might get a fork for it at some point but I think I'd swap between rigid and HT quite often.
I wanted a SS frame, didn't fancy anything with a EBB and wanted to avoid slotted dropouts. So the Kona's sliding dropouts fit the bill, and the geo looked good so I took the gamble.
I think it's raw finish with a cyan lacquer looks great, the braze ons showing though the finish.
How it stood when I collected it-
So far I've swapped the cranks to my old SLX, changed the brakes to some Elixir 5s and put my eXoctic pedals on.
It rides superbly, I expected it to be quite harsh but it does flatten out quite a lot of the rough stuff if you choose your line well. If you don't you know about it though!
I might get a fork for it at some point but I think I'd swap between rigid and HT quite often.
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That looks like it could be quite quick
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Very nice,loving the colour can see coloured clear coat over raw finish taking off big style.
how are you finding the Ardents?
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@lex, Ive got a pair of the Ardents on my Voodoo, and i absolutely love them, they are very fast on the road and dry stuff, but when it does get a bit wetter they come into their own, they really are grippy. They do have a bit of a tendency to clog up quickly though.Framebuilder
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Awesome bike, just received mine today as well, will have the first spin tomorrow.
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Hello, my first post on here
Can I ask you if the seat post can be lowered all the way down in the seat tube?
From the pics it looks like seat tube water bottle screws are missing.. ( nice thing to me)
2013 model had them..
I like frames) that occasionally can have their seat post slammed all way down for those slow tech downhills..
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