@@oldshovel I had a Kona Four Deluxe Nissan 2008. Super good bike i miss it sold it 2 years ago :( Every half year i serviced my self best experience ❤
Good news about Kona. I have a dew hybrid that I converted to 1x10, removed the front shocks and put a rigid carbon fork on. Made a great all terrain bike. Nice job on the rebuild.
Theres not many things I enjoy more than watching a peaceful Old Shovel re build. In a world that can often be stressful and worrying, your videos are a source of positivity and relaxation. Thank you
Happy to hear Kona is back! Just picked up a 09 Kona this weekend. I always loved their crazy named bikes. Still laugh when I see a used Suspension EXperience for sale.
My first "real" mountain bike was a 2006 kona scrap. Got it for my 14th birthday and rode it everywhere and on everything. Got stolen in 2014 and i still miss it.
I built a kona scrap with marzocchi bomber for my nephew he loves it found the bike for sale missing parts looked in my bin part pretty original beside behing 1x9 😊
Learned something new at 14:44 Press up solid on the brake arm as you tighten! Thanks! It's been 12 years since I built any custom bikes and I can't remember if I knew that one or not. Plus I'm old. I forget a lot. Another great video 😂
after years, always a pleasure to see you get back on wheels those kona bikes !! as a fan of the brand too (that's made me discover your chanel), happy they continue the business !!
A really nice project. As always, you turned out a very good result. I'm currently working on an old Giant Chicago Sports from the nineties. I hope something good comes out of it. Ingo sends many kind regards from Germany.🚴🚴♂🚴♀
Kona bikes are so wicked cool they are one of my dream bikes to build but in my area they are very hard to find. If you do find one they want an arm and a leg for a clapped out bike. But someday I will find one. Great build it turned out beautiful. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there.
Great bike. My wife had a Cinder Cone in mid 1980’s..white with black splatter. Bike shop where I worked in Oxford U.K. late 1970’s until mid 90’s sold Kona. Excellent. My only comment on this build-personally really would need to remove canti-brake bosses! But that’s just me!!
That's a tribute!! And it's pure, no shiftin', no suspension, only ridin. I hope, Kona will return, and maybe one day with another steelframe like the old explosif??
When I built my first mountain bike and put on a suspension fork, I didn’t understand about bearing races, set up my fork just like that-no race. I rode it for a year and sold it that way. Makes me cringe now, but I was 16…
We are all learning. The first bike I restored was a "10-Speed" that my dad an I found at the local dump. I fixed it up and painted the whole thing orange... without removing any parts. Needless to say, the paint was not great on the drivetrain but I was about 10 years old at the time.
That’s great news about Kona, I used to have a Cinder Cone but sadly the frame broke and I went over to Trek because that’s what my local bike shop stocks and they’re great too, I found the handling between Trek and Kona is very similar but Kona definitely have way better paint options including this one you’ve just restored, that orange metallic is just the best colour 👍🏻🙂
I had my 90s explosif robbed on me. A great bike. Gutted. I rekindled with the brand with a 2021 unit x. The frame has since cracked at the welds - seat stays to the seat tube. Hopefully with the news of repurchase of the brand I might have my warranty honoured with a new frame.
Remind me with what is going on with Organic Transit with their ELF velomobile the original owner/inventor just bought the company back from the buyer who only managed to have 2 units built for research purposes (I was one of the people on the team to help build the final 2 using the original production) Enjoy your videos a lot being a certified e-bike tech. Would you ever wanna restore older adult trikes like Miami Sun Trikes or Classic Schwinns?
The Kona brand bicycle is very amazing, although it would look much better if you installed the speed sprockets and the suspension fork. Best regards from here in Venezuela.
In the 90's most mountain bike tires were not larger than 2.0 inches wide. There were some 2.2's out there but they were considered large. Because of that, most bikes don't fit much more than a 2.2. On this build, I went with 2.2's there is room for larger. As to advice, there is not much you can do to fit fatter tires in a frame without some frame modifications...
The tubing would not have been custom as their bicycles have always been made for them by Pacific Cycle and Giant . They don't own factories , nor does Trek .
"I am so stoked that Kona bikes is here for the long run. Back in the hands of the co-founders of the company, the company they started back in 1988." -- OH GOSH thats great news. I just did read the non-good-looking news about them , and am so relieved. They made so cultish bikes since the early 90s. And the Freeride-bikes that the guys in "New world disorder" and "Cranked" rode.... 😁
I love the vibe in your videos I remember mountain biking from the early days we have come so far. I have a couple of modern up to date mountain bikes but still love the old stuff. I have a real old pace with some of the very first hope discs on and Shimano XT thump shifters I still have a lot of love for the stuff that started this amazing sport. Keep up the great work❤.😊
Love watching these old bikes being given a good once over. But short of having a workshop full of parts I have found that rescuing an old bike with broken parts quickly turns more expensive than just buying a slightly better bike outright. Not that you claim than anyone can do this. So unless the old bike has sentimental value it is hardly worth the time or money (my opinion of course). I had an 18 speed MTB with a broken fork. For about the same price as a new cheap suspension fork (could not find just a second-hand fork anywhere reasonably near me) I could get a 21 speed MTB, with a better frame and a better suspension fork than the old one had to begin with, but then that would be just buying another bike which wasn't the point...
Hello old shovel how much will it cost for you to refurbish my front and rear suspension on my Gary Fisher sugar 3 2003 model? Or what would be the best shock to get for it because I've been looking for some other older excellent used air shocks for it and I prefer air shocks also I've been thinking about upgrading to 120 mm on the front suspension with a Milo Manitou with remote lockout
I had the Kilauea. Couldnt stretch to the Explosiv. Had some life long memorable rides on that bike. Still have it. One thing i wasnt so impressed with are continental tyres in the wet. Death traps in my experience.
I like Kona bikes too...I was lucky to pick up a used Kona Raijin (Ti frame made by Lynskey) a few years ago and have slowly fixed it up to be a great trail hardtail. Thanks for the video.
Was really glad to hear this Kona story come to a happy ending. And I really appreciate you doing a tribute build. I’m not into mountain biking because there’s barely even a small hill where I live. But it was actually you that got me interested in Kona and buy a 2010 Zing Deluxe road bike frame which I then build up as a 1x11 flat land racer. I absolutely love this bike and the brand it represents.
Dang this video made me miss my old Kona Caldera! Sold it a few years ago when I had to move and it wasn't convenient for my new place that has fewer trails available. I got it as a cheap replacement for my previously stolen bike and I quickly learned to love it even though it wasn't even the right size for me. This video reminded that I need to get another Kona some day in the future. It was a lovely bike for sure and happy to see that Kona continues to exist. Many of the early 2000's Kona bikes are still useful and good looking even today!
I am so happy to see Kona back in the original founders hands. My current bike is a Honzo. My third Kona. Good news.
Best bike news in a long while
@@oldshovel I had a Kona Four Deluxe Nissan 2008. Super good bike i miss it sold it 2 years ago :( Every half year i serviced my self best experience ❤
Good news about Kona. I have a dew hybrid that I converted to 1x10, removed the front shocks and put a rigid carbon fork on. Made a great all terrain bike. Nice job on the rebuild.
Same here, great all rounder.
Theres not many things I enjoy more than watching a peaceful Old Shovel re build. In a world that can often be stressful and worrying, your videos are a source of positivity and relaxation. Thank you
Thank you for the kind words my friend - it is appreciated.
You echoed my sentiments completely with the hand over and rebirth of Kona... The memories of 90s Joe Murray lines... 🙏
Joe Murray designs were so good
Cheers from China, it's an honor to see the original founder get the brand again. I do not have a kona yet, but it's good to get one.
Totally awesome news. Thanks for the comment.
Happy to hear Kona is back! Just picked up a 09 Kona this weekend.
I always loved their crazy named bikes. Still laugh when I see a used Suspension EXperience for sale.
My first "real" mountain bike was a 2006 kona scrap. Got it for my 14th birthday and rode it everywhere and on everything. Got stolen in 2014 and i still miss it.
Awesome
I built a kona scrap with marzocchi bomber for my nephew he loves it found the bike for sale missing parts looked in my bin part pretty original beside behing 1x9 😊
Single speeds are fantastic they are so much about preserving momentum and reading the trail, great build.
Totally. They are really a simple and pure way to ride… I need to get better at preserving my momentum and reading the trail. 😁🙌
@@oldshovel 😂😂
Learned something new at 14:44 Press up solid on the brake arm as you tighten! Thanks! It's been 12 years since I built any custom bikes and I can't remember if I knew that one or not. Plus I'm old. I forget a lot. Another great video 😂
Glad it helped!
Man, what a beautiful single speed! So stoked Kona is sticking around. Really dig the Honzo and Hei Hei. Awesome brand, very cool vibe.
Thanks
Outstanding video and bike build. Always a pleasure to watch your work.
Had to look up the music - that's a great tune!
Stay awesome!
Thanks
after years, always a pleasure to see you get back on wheels those kona bikes !! as a fan of the brand too (that's made me discover your chanel), happy they continue the business !!
Your voice overs are just magical
Thanks
Wow, interesting tube shapes for steel frame!
A really nice project. As always, you turned out a very good result. I'm currently working on an old Giant Chicago Sports from the nineties. I hope something good comes out of it. Ingo sends many kind regards from Germany.🚴🚴♂🚴♀
Thank you my friend
Kona bikes are so wicked cool they are one of my dream bikes to build but in my area they are very hard to find. If you do find one they want an arm and a leg for a clapped out bike. But someday I will find one. Great build it turned out beautiful. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there.
Great bike. My wife had a Cinder Cone in mid 1980’s..white with black splatter. Bike shop where I worked in Oxford U.K. late 1970’s until mid 90’s sold Kona. Excellent. My only comment on this build-personally really would need to remove canti-brake bosses! But that’s just me!!
Ahaaaa... Sir.. since first c19 outbreak, ur channel that makes me spend my isolation by modernize old bike.. thank you sir
Awesome thanks for sharing.
I got a 2013 Kona Fire mountain, made a few upgrades. She rides like new. Good video.
Awesome thanks
Such a pretty frame ❤
I didn't really know about this bike but I love it.
Awesome
I liked the old school crank brothers stem!
I liked it too but I wanted a little longer stem for a better personal fit on the bike. I still have the stem though and they are easy to swap out.
That's a tribute!! And it's pure, no shiftin', no suspension, only ridin. I hope, Kona will return, and maybe one day with another steelframe like the old explosif??
I love the two I have
That Kona is beautiful! 😍 Nice build!👍
Thanks
When I built my first mountain bike and put on a suspension fork, I didn’t understand about bearing races, set up my fork just like that-no race. I rode it for a year and sold it that way. Makes me cringe now, but I was 16…
We are all learning. The first bike I restored was a "10-Speed" that my dad an I found at the local dump. I fixed it up and painted the whole thing orange... without removing any parts. Needless to say, the paint was not great on the drivetrain but I was about 10 years old at the time.
What an awesome bike!
This frame is just magic! ❤️
Agreed
Finalmente o vídeo da Kona 29 ' que você mostrou no Instagram!
Thanks 🙏
Thank you for this amazing build Oldshovel! It is a dreambuild for me too. :- ))) And KONA... I love it!!
Lovely build !
Thanks!
I love my Kona Unit
Awesome bikes
That’s great news about Kona, I used to have a Cinder Cone but sadly the frame broke and I went over to Trek because that’s what my local bike shop stocks and they’re great too, I found the handling between Trek and Kona is very similar but Kona definitely have way better paint options including this one you’ve just restored, that orange metallic is just the best colour 👍🏻🙂
Thanks
Man that is an awesome bike! :D
Steel 29er dream
Totally
I had a really nice Kona Pahoehoe back in Colorado. That bike was extremely light and fast for a large framed 26 inch bike. :)
They’re awesome
@@oldshovel yea they are. got it really cheap too. i payed it forward and gave it to a friend of mine when i got a new bike
I got a 2000 pahoehoe right now. I love the bike.
@@gurkpojken I've got the silver 2000 Pahoehoe too. It is cartoonishly light. I always make non-bike people pick it up because it surprises them.
@@C-Stanz funny we got the same frame then. Does your stickers still glows in the dark?
Awesome resto
I had my 90s explosif robbed on me. A great bike. Gutted. I rekindled with the brand with a 2021 unit x. The frame has since cracked at the welds - seat stays to the seat tube. Hopefully with the news of repurchase of the brand I might have my warranty honoured with a new frame.
Awesome cranks
agreed
Remind me with what is going on with Organic Transit with their ELF velomobile the original owner/inventor just bought the company back from the buyer who only managed to have 2 units built for research purposes (I was one of the people on the team to help build the final 2 using the original production) Enjoy your videos a lot being a certified e-bike tech. Would you ever wanna restore older adult trikes like Miami Sun Trikes or Classic Schwinns?
The Kona brand bicycle is very amazing, although it would look much better if you installed the speed sprockets and the suspension fork. Best regards from here in Venezuela.
Thanks my friend
watching from mars ❤
Awesome 👏
I need a rear wheel like that.. Or the hub!
It is awesome to have a single speed specific hub on a build like this. 🙌
@@oldshovel what is the brand and model?
Love kona bikes, I have 5
I have a few also 😁🙌
Too much
I have a 96 lava dome. I love it,but I can't run big wide tires on the rear....any advice??
In the 90's most mountain bike tires were not larger than 2.0 inches wide. There were some 2.2's out there but they were considered large. Because of that, most bikes don't fit much more than a 2.2. On this build, I went with 2.2's there is room for larger. As to advice, there is not much you can do to fit fatter tires in a frame without some frame modifications...
I've been avoiding. Disc brake bikes. Can you make a video on how to clean and service them. Some tips
Hi, ive got a 2006 kula im looking for a rigid fork with options for accessories do you have any recommendations?
Thanks
Changing that handlebar has been a crime!!!!
It was a cool handlebar but it was a 580mm bar. Super narrow.
@@oldshovel aye. Perfect to go through the pines.👍
It has been a while old freind. I agree that this is great news of the buyback from Kent Outdoors. Cheers and hope to return soon. amazing video !
Totally. Best bike news this year.
@@oldshovel I agree!!
No Oury grips and no Flite saddle make me question if this is the real Old Shovel... LOL
Why don't you use an ultrasonic cleaner?
Voodoo Cycles cousin.
Totally - Joe Murray was the Man
I built my bike up from a frame many years ago. Still have it, but now converted into a torque sensing ebike
The tubing would not have been custom as their bicycles have always been made for them by Pacific Cycle and Giant . They don't own factories , nor does Trek .
27.5?
kona good price better merida
bad without a fork)
More hardcore 😀🙌
"I am so stoked that Kona bikes is here for the long run. Back in the hands of the co-founders of the company, the company they started back in 1988." -- OH GOSH thats great news. I just did read the non-good-looking news about them , and am so relieved.
They made so cultish bikes since the early 90s. And the Freeride-bikes that the guys in "New world disorder" and "Cranked" rode.... 😁
Best bike news this year
@@oldshovel 💚
Have always wanted a kona explosive 2-9😊 and ss is even better 👌 😍
Molto bene, sempre il numero 1🤙🤙👋👋👋
🙌🙏
I love the vibe in your videos I remember mountain biking from the early days we have come so far. I have a couple of modern up to date mountain bikes but still love the old stuff. I have a real old pace with some of the very first hope discs on and Shimano XT thump shifters I still have a lot of love for the stuff that started this amazing sport. Keep up the great work❤.😊
My first Kona was a stinky
Awesome 🙌
Awesome
Love watching these old bikes being given a good once over. But short of having a workshop full of parts I have found that rescuing an old bike with broken parts quickly turns more expensive than just buying a slightly better bike outright. Not that you claim than anyone can do this. So unless the old bike has sentimental value it is hardly worth the time or money (my opinion of course). I had an 18 speed MTB with a broken fork. For about the same price as a new cheap suspension fork (could not find just a second-hand fork anywhere reasonably near me) I could get a 21 speed MTB, with a better frame and a better suspension fork than the old one had to begin with, but then that would be just buying another bike which wasn't the point...
I just restored my kona Nunu 2000 taking ideas from your videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Kent are now complaining that the original owners didn't give them the amount they wanted after the buy back .
That’s interesting. Does that mean the deal is not going to happen??
@@drujenssen5444 Kent may have to make the best of it and see it as a liability .
Interesting, I had not heard that. Thanks for the update.
Hello old shovel how much will it cost for you to refurbish my front and rear suspension on my Gary Fisher sugar 3 2003 model? Or what would be the best shock to get for it because I've been looking for some other older excellent used air shocks for it and I prefer air shocks also I've been thinking about upgrading to 120 mm on the front suspension with a Milo Manitou with remote lockout
What did you replace that gorgeous Easton CNT handlebar? Seems like it would have been perfect for a hard front fork.
Loved the build!😍 I’m building a kona unit 29. I’m not sure what shox to put on it! Any advice would be much appreciated 🙏
Would be so cool if Kona brought the Explosif. The latest XC geometry, made of steel, and lots of classic Kona flair.
Still have my 1995 Muni-Mula. Time to bust it out for a spin!
Do it
The thing, or missing thing on the fork is cool:) The Restauration is awsome.
You didn't grease the new headset and didn't grease the cranks
Cool bike. Question, what do you clean your frames with. 🤔
Gorgeous bike.Amazing views. 👍
Not a vintage bike yet still has 5 years to go
Your bike coop gets the *best* bikes.
I love your channel.
Is it a Dirt Jumper? I think it is sweet...
If you looked it up, or looked at the geometry you would know it's a xc bike.
It’s xc SS all the way but close in looks to a dirt jumper
I envy the area you live in
I had the Kilauea. Couldnt stretch to the Explosiv. Had some life long memorable rides on that bike. Still have it. One thing i wasnt so impressed with are continental tyres in the wet. Death traps in my experience.
Both the Kilauea and the Explosif were so awesome
I like Kona bikes too...I was lucky to pick up a used Kona Raijin (Ti frame made by Lynskey) a few years ago and have slowly fixed it up to be a great trail hardtail. Thanks for the video.
Awesome
Awesome build .
Hi, really nice job whit the kona. I have a question.. ¿what is the spray u used for clean the frame? Greetings from Argentina
In this video it was glass cleaner
Was really glad to hear this Kona story come to a happy ending. And I really appreciate you doing a tribute build. I’m not into mountain biking because there’s barely even a small hill where I live. But it was actually you that got me interested in Kona and buy a 2010 Zing Deluxe road bike frame which I then build up as a 1x11 flat land racer. I absolutely love this bike and the brand it represents.
I am totally with you on all points 🙌
Funnest bike I ever owned was a Kona singlespeed. Wish I still had it......
Total fun
Lovely bike I would love a ride on that.
Kona's are great I love my Kula.
You and me both!
Great to hear ,kind of surprised I didn’t hear about it until now , beautiful color
It’s great news
13:52 Did someone want to pull the brake lever? 🤭
lol yep... but there was no lever there... or brake :)
Gosh I’m in absolute love with that Kona. It turned out amazing!
thanks
One of these things are missing from this fork 😊
Yes. It will never run rim brakes without some welding… 😁 someone did some chopping at some point.
1:35 those welds are quit uneven. Not optimal but probably safe.
I've got 4 Konas coolest bikes going
Totally
I could cry Oldshovel is so back baby
Thanks my friend
realy nice bike! :)
Agreed
Dang this video made me miss my old Kona Caldera! Sold it a few years ago when I had to move and it wasn't convenient for my new place that has fewer trails available.
I got it as a cheap replacement for my previously stolen bike and I quickly learned to love it even though it wasn't even the right size for me.
This video reminded that I need to get another Kona some day in the future. It was a lovely bike for sure and happy to see that Kona continues to exist.
Many of the early 2000's Kona bikes are still useful and good looking even today!
Nice frame to start from. Where are the oury grips?
Lol I wonder if someone would comment on that.
lol. Lots of regular viewers that love your content. Keep it coming.
shes a beaut!
Thanks
You did a great service, restoring a wonderful rigid bike. May it get many more trail years.
Nice job, but will be better to use some cheap hydraulic brakes (mt401 or 501 shimano) instead these you used.
501s are so good for their price! I got em on my 2021 kona.
Agreed - it could be coming in the future
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