Kona Titanium, what model?
05-15-13 | 06:48 PM
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Kona Titanium, what model?
05-15-13 | 07:02 PM
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Not sure...but for the love of all things holy, if you just bought it...please fix whatever blasphemy has been done to it.
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05-15-13 | 08:03 PM
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You sure that's ti? I don't think the ti bikes ever had rack eyelets on them. Ti frames would have had a ti project two fork as well, and I don't think they ever painted those...
I think it might be this- https://www.konabikeworld.com/08_smoke29.htm Not nearly as sexy, but still a solid frameset.
I think it might be this- https://www.konabikeworld.com/08_smoke29.htm Not nearly as sexy, but still a solid frameset.
05-16-13 | 02:19 AM
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You sure that's ti? I don't think the ti bikes ever had rack eyelets on them. Ti frames would have had a ti project two fork as well, and I don't think they ever painted those...
I think it might be this- https://www.konabikeworld.com/08_smoke29.htm Not nearly as sexy, but still a solid frameset.
I think it might be this- https://www.konabikeworld.com/08_smoke29.htm Not nearly as sexy, but still a solid frameset.
05-16-13 | 12:02 PM
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05-16-13 | 03:08 PM
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The default offering for the Ti bikes was a suspension or steel fork. Anything else was built to order and it wasn't required that a Ti fork be used. The Ti fork was an $800 option on pretty much any model. Also the Ti Konas were sold as frames only in some countries rather than complete bikes.
05-16-13 | 03:22 PM
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You guys know your Kona bikes! The Hei Hei is a 26 inch wheeled ti frame. The ti Project 2 fork was rarely ordered as suspension forks were the norm. In fact, I never saw one, not even at the shows! My good friend Mike still has his, I built it up for him with a Girvin carbon fork. Best darned hard tail I ever rode. Wish I had kept my Girvin fork...loved it.
