Originally Posted by
Leukybear
Sweet another knoa paddywagon owner!
For starters, you want to get your front brake back and lose the rear.
As mentioned above tires have to go. Also, the yellow wheelset would get obnoxious after awhile, you might want to use aircraft paint stripper to remove the paint (yes it is paint, easy) when it does.
The stock WTB saddle may be comfortable for shorter rides but it's too soft for longer rides. The stock seatpost collar is very cheap and wasn't designed to last and will wear out when the threads give out eventually after repeated adjustments. Also the stock kona stem is butt ugly.
Agreed, when I bought mine back in '09 I never rode them aside from the test ride.
All of this ^
Just bought a paddywagon myself
Those tires are not the worst thing ive ever ridden on but they suck, and yea my seatpost collar stripped before i even got to ride it, and i was barely using any force. The only other thing that im changing is the front chainring to 46t, but that just personal preference. Other than that, just go with the "upgrade stuff when it breaks" route. Personally i like the yellow, but im a fan of obnoxiously bright color schemes lol. As you can see from my paddywagon, AKA "Nanna Puddin" lol:
