My MTB, Kona Explosif!

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i bought this bike kinda rough from a GA Tech kid for almost nothing.

here it is when i brought it home.
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and now its finally finished.
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late 1990's Kona Explosif.
Columbus Tubing - steel alloy
2009 Marzocchi Bomber 22R - 100mm travel.
FSA the Pig Headset
Easton EA50 stem
Race Face Riser bars
Shimano LX Brake Levers
Grip Shifts
Shimano XT hubs
DT swiss Spokes
Mavic 221 rims
Panaracer FireXC Pro tires grey/black
Coda Kevlar Seat
Controltec Seatpost
Avid Single Digit 7 Brakes
Shimano LX Rear Derailler
SAchs Front Derailler
Eleven50 pedals/clips.
not sure about the crank.

very light!

anyhow, i havent done any mountain biking in a few years.
i am looking forward to hitting up the trails!
 
Nice ...All I can say is ......I want one too. :wink:
 
Very nice, almost bought one of those frame a couple of years ago, that's a really good frame. Looks like some nice upgrades in the front end. looked like those rock-shox were in teh stuck down position
 
socal_jack said:
Very nice, almost bought one of those frame a couple of years ago, that's a really good frame. Looks like some nice upgrades in the front end. looked like those rock-shox were in teh stuck down position

yeah, they were busted!

the whole setup was threaded too so it was my first threaded to threadless conversion.
not as hard as i thought it would be.

adam
 
Nice!
 
Here is an Iron Horse that I am working on for spring...Oh it's spring right now ....I had better get busy.. :wink:
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