Restoring bikes of any kind is satisfying for sure. My project this winter is restoring a 91' KX125, can't wait but can't start til the snow starts falling and work slows down.
My eyes were start bleeding when I see theat you rip of that green paint...However it is a great build! You should replace the cable ties with some cable guides.
That is a freaking masterpiece! Absolutely beautiful and is giving me nostalgic feelings. I want to do something with this diamondback bike I was given for free yesterday. It’s from 1994 I believe and needs a lot of work.
With the severe hacking job on the rear triangle, refinishing was inevitable. Would I have used a V brake? Guess what... I already do on two out of my three daily drivers. Nothing wrong with M950 calipers on mavic ceramic rims, IMO.
@@weareallbeingwatched4602 I personally don't like the idea of wearing out a wheel for rim brakes. I will be happy with disc brakes. Simpler and can keep the wheel true and a quicker swap.
Man neither the like button or the subscribe button were enough to show how much I enjoyed this video. I am currently doing this exact same thing with an old bike frame that I found at a yard sale and just immediately fell in love with. All of my friends call me crazy for wanting to restore such an old style of frame, but I just don't get the same feeling working on a 2020 Specialized as I do working on my old 90s bike. What an amazing video.
I think adding disc brake tabs to old frames should be a whole category - would you be open to doing a longer video or post about what's involved, materials, process, preparation and how to avoid failures?
One thing to take into consideration is thickness of the chainstays. I wouldn't try to weld disc tabs/braze-ons if it has thin tubing. The thicker the better.
@@brokenchopstickz Also, you need to somehow transfer the braking power to the chainstays too. Many of us just weld a small tubing piece between the chainstay and the upper disc bolt. This creates a small triangle that reinforces the brake also preventing twisting movements on the bake caliper.
And a pretty fair DIY headset/bearing press can be fashioned from fender washers and long 1/2" bolts and nuts from any hardware store. Cost ya 5 bucks.
That is a Nice bike..I do like the paint you used ...My oldest brother gave me my first bike a 20 in Murray frame which he had painted a nice light green candy metallic ...He taught me how to repair every part and how to grease the bearings etc..
I love the build. I have a Kona Explosif just like yours and wanna attempt the same build do you mind sharing all the parts you used? thank you very much
As a kid of the 70's and a bicycle mechanic of the 90's, since turned corporate rat-race man of the 2000's, I found this one of the most inspiring videos I've seen in a long time. I found this video because I just purchased my first set of bike tools and bike vice since the early 90's, and I'm excited to get back to my roots. Cheers, friend.
You've inspired me to keep building my 90s kona lavadome. I just ordered a rockshox recon air fork for it now and I'm gonna keep shredding the chromo frame till it brakes. So probably forever lol.
doesn't matter whether the bicycle part was outdated or brand new, as long as it can functioning, just enjoy the cycling and have a healthy life. cherish life.
Very pleasant and soothing video. Your voice narration was great too. Would the stickers have been easier to take off with a heat gun? Also, could you have used Easy Off Oven Cleaner to remove the paint?
I’ll have to try the easy off oven trick, sanding took forever. When I started sanding I thought it would go quicker than it did. As to the heat gun, I should get one 😁, but the scraping didn’t take too long and was a bit of an ASMR thing for me. Thanks for watching.
Agreed with a lot of people here. It was hard to watch that beautiful green get scratched off and the brake get MIG'd on, but otherwise....gorgeous bike. Loved the narration.
I can appreciate that. If I had the resources to attach the brake mount better I would have and the original paint was awesome. That all said I am also stoked about the results and instead of the restored bike being a novelty it is now my primary ride.
@@oldshovel That is awesome. I have been looking for a new mountain bike for a little while, but I do not want to spend too much money on one, and I love older steel bikes. I think I might do something similar to what you did here. Love the bike!
I love your resto videos because they save me from buying and restoring hundreds of bikes. I just live vicariously through you, and my bank account stays in the black. Thanks, oldshovel!
Great work. Great video. I'm also fascinated by those MTBs of the 90ies. Without searching all the comments which were posted before I would like to point out that I was tought to tighten the bolts of the disc radially - not circularly as it can be seen from 12:30 on.
Geezer is talking about nostalgia while welding on an IS mount, hacking off the brake bosses, removing decals... I'm surprised he hasn't chopped out the steerer and put in a tapered steering column and stuck 700c rims on it!
This is my favourite video of yours. Just about to get a fully restored explosiv single speed disc. Fresh blue paint and new period correct decals. A resto mod similar to yours is on the card. Vid very helpful to decide what parts to put on. 😎
I am rebuilding a 2003 Kona Kula Deluxe, just sent it off to powdercoat. I just repainted the Suspension fork this morning, the crown n sliders/ Everything is taken apart and cleaned, the suspension parts are in a bucket air drying, gonna rebuild the fork, seals are on the way. Shifters. deraileurs , cranks, ribgs were all cleaned in a bucket of dishwater n degreaser, new cables n housing at the ready with freash rings n cassette. New brakes n rotors, Handlebar n grips , Tires too. everyghing fresh
Great job. Steel is real. I gave my riding buddy a Kona Explosif I literally found in the trash. Complete bike. I knew he'd do right by it. He took it apart and rebuilt it including building a set of new wheels from scratch with modern rubber and a modern cockpit & groupset. He did that bike justice. I always liked those Konas. A very simple design. I've had full suspension rigs, but I'm going back to a hardtail. Coming from a BMX background and getting heavy into road bikes recently, I just like that instant connection to the ground with a hardtail.
Back to your roots vibe I'm picking up ? Im doing a similar restomod on a rigid Diamondback Arrival bio pace equiped MTB from 1986 that I purchased brand new back in college. The 1" steerer tube throws a serious kink into it all.
Great! It's so beauty, well, the old steel Konas are fucking beauty! I have a 1995 Fire Mountain, and I have been thinking for a time about to do something like this, I wish I could have a result as pretty as yours!
Sadly all I see is the memory of my 95 Kona Cinder Cone. Very similar color (Teal/Blue with Copper/Orange rigid fork) Lx/XT build with Ritchey Whale Tail brakes, wide bars, 2.3” Maxis DH tires (they rubbed the frame in the back too), I used Oury grips too. Stolen off my front porch while I was in the back yard. No other bike ever rode as nicely on the street, rocks, roots, loose sand, mud or snow. Steel was and is still “Real”. Kona made awesome bikes. Wow talk about nostalgia....
Just went through this exact same process myself with a super old full suspension Jamis frame, love the video! I agree the building can be just as good.
Setting a headset with a rubber mallet is nostalgia to me. I’m turning 40 this week and have been riding bike since I can remember. I have thankfully reached a point in my privileged life that my current stable is filled with carbon and titanium but I have found myself thinking of those first bikes I either owned or dreamed about as a kid. I share much of the sentiment you expressed in this video. Thank for sharing your thoughts.
Me encanta, espectacular, felicidades, no hay palabras, cuando se tiene un amor a las bicis y la paciencia para hacerla una obra de arte es simplemente impresionante, felicidades 🥺
I just ripped apart and powder coated my 2004 Kona Caldera black and gold. My 1st rebuild. Wasn't as easy as I thought it would be but your vids and others helped alot so thank you.
im 42 now and grew up as a teen in the hay-day of the mtb explosion, i look back on those years with much nastalgia, pouring through Mountain bike action magazine, seeing all the new development in frame materials, design and the latest suspension offerings. I took a long hiatus after 2000 and recently got back into riding. its amazing all the new changes in bikes today and how incredible just a basic $600 dollar hardtail with hydraulic disk breaks, 1x systems and incredible suspension forks. how far things have come yet the joy remains when just going for a ride on the local trial
I had the most beautiful Cannondale cad3 with middleburn cranks with red/yellow/green chain rings,,hope and ringle hubs,custom made tuned Marzocchi forks ,chris king headset, xtr all through and resprayed in the most fucked up purple and green you can imagine. Shortly after I had an accident at work and have barely been able to walk let alone ride for 20 years now. I'd love to own a bike as pretty as this one just to hang on the wall and stare at but it wont ever happen. Enjoy life, get out and ride the world because you never know what tomorrow will bring to your door. Give love people.
Steel frames can handle it. You should have seen how we uses to stick on grips with spray paint! Some people used hairspray instead, but they’d slip if you got them wet. Oury and Yeti grips were some of my faves too.
Cool. I'm also the kind of biker who enjoys building a bike as much as riding one. I have 4 small children ranging from 9 to 13 years of age & instead of buying them Hotrocks or any other kids bike what I've been doing is buying adult bikes in sizes small & extra small all 26 inch wheels & I will search for bikes with fox forks & disc brakes & will swap everything from one bike to another. Their bikes are super children's bikes & are as light as 23 lbs. I beleive the lighter the better in case they have to push it up a hill or lord prohibits they fall & the bike lands on them. Building & customizing bikes rocks & I actually like it more than working on cars.
At first I was skeptic as I'd rather see that vintage bike kept original , however, given the amount of work you put and the final look, I have to congratulate you.
Love it. Reminds me of my 97 Cinder Cone I sold back in 2003. Many thanks for the great build vlog. Just subscribed 👍 btw still got my 97 AA and now building an 03 Kula Deluxe 👍 Cheers
I’m just curious, what color and year is it? The one I had in the past was a mid year model with a Marzocchi Bomber Z3 on a gray steel frame. I think it was a 1998 1/2 or 1999 model Caldera.
I'm a fan of steel-framed hard-tail MTBs from the 1990's myself and you did a great job on this Kona. Nice to see how you were able to bring it bang up-to-date with those disc brakes too, great work. Steel is real!
Beautiful build and re-imagining of this bike. It never ceases to amaze me how people get their panties in a wad over choices made on bike builds--whether it's changing a color or not using period specific parts. I've done a few custom builds on old bikes and got excoriated in comment sections by retro fanatics. I eventually left those groups and stopped posting my builds. I'm a GT guy and found a 1992 GT Bravado that was in miserable condition--the BB was rusted to the shell and I had to actually use a blacksmith hammer to pound it out. I then stripped the frame and painted it a gorgeous copper. I used the original derailleurs, but swapped out the biopace cranks and made it fully rigid. People lost their minds. Funny thing was, Gary Turner himself commented on it and absolutely loved it. The next project was converting a rusty 1989 GT Avalanche into a drop 26er. I custom powder coated the frame. Once again, people were outraged. Bottom line is, do whatever makes YOU happy--you're the one doing the work and riding the damn bike. Anywho, I enjoy your videos--great content!
My dreambike! I actually just bought an italian steel 26" frame...can't wait to find all the parts for it. The disc brake mode got me thinking though!?
I sold you that frame, love what you did with it!
Thanks 🙏 I’m glad you got to see what I did. I was thinking of texting you about it. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for selling him the bike loved this build how amazing
Should continue doing restoration bike video
@oldshovel this is not a Restoration bike dat is Rebuild bike,, dat old components are totaly off...littlebit clickbite🤷🏻♂️🙈
This is not a restoration, the world is one '94 Explosif down now.
Horrible build imo..what a waste of a classic frame.
Ah man back in 97 I had a 96 lava dome, man I loved that bike, you've got that bike looking gorgeous 😍 👌
Great Video! I will try to do the same to my old 26 inches bike, thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome thanks
Love retro bikes with modern parts. Love them more than my modern bikes
That’s really nice , I’ve had the same satisfaction out of restoring 90s motocross bikes. Liked 👍🏻
Thanks 🙏
Restoring bikes of any kind is satisfying for sure. My project this winter is restoring a 91' KX125, can't wait but can't start til the snow starts falling and work slows down.
This is really art, not only bike restoration or bike building. And it is so relaxing.
Thanks
My eyes were start bleeding when I see theat you rip of that green paint...However it is a great build!
You should replace the cable ties with some cable guides.
Had the same. That was such a beautiful paint.
Yeah that paint was great and in better shape than any of my bikes.
This isn't mechanics, this is Poetry.
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Italian " ciao " at the end has surprise me.
Greetings from Italy
26" ain't dead \m/
That answers my question re wheel size....
That is a freaking masterpiece! Absolutely beautiful and is giving me nostalgic feelings. I want to do something with this diamondback bike I was given for free yesterday. It’s from 1994 I believe and needs a lot of work.
That green color on old frame... Spectacular... You shouldn't takit off man... Other than that great job...
With the severe hacking job on the rear triangle, refinishing was inevitable.
Would I have used a V brake? Guess what... I already do on two out of my three daily drivers. Nothing wrong with M950 calipers on mavic ceramic rims, IMO.
Completly agree
@@weareallbeingwatched4602 what pads do you use for ceramics?
@@oreocarlton3343 the vanilla shimano ones do me fine
@@weareallbeingwatched4602 I personally don't like the idea of wearing out a wheel for rim brakes. I will be happy with disc brakes. Simpler and can keep the wheel true and a quicker swap.
Man neither the like button or the subscribe button were enough to show how much I enjoyed this video. I am currently doing this exact same thing with an old bike frame that I found at a yard sale and just immediately fell in love with. All of my friends call me crazy for wanting to restore such an old style of frame, but I just don't get the same feeling working on a 2020 Specialized as I do working on my old 90s bike. What an amazing video.
Amen brother amen.
I think adding disc brake tabs to old frames should be a whole category - would you be open to doing a longer video or post about what's involved, materials, process, preparation and how to avoid failures?
One thing to take into consideration is thickness of the chainstays. I wouldn't try to weld disc tabs/braze-ons if it has thin tubing. The thicker the better.
@@brokenchopstickz Also, you need to somehow transfer the braking power to the chainstays too. Many of us just weld a small tubing piece between the chainstay and the upper disc bolt. This creates a small triangle that reinforces the brake also preventing twisting movements on the bake caliper.
I was a 90’s Kona steel rider and loved this video ;)
Thanks. I was too and now I am again.
Really awesome video man! Just a tip I've found restoring my bikes: Try a heat gun for sticker removal and a pipe cutter for steering tubes.
Thanks.
And a pretty fair DIY headset/bearing press can be fashioned from fender washers and long 1/2" bolts and nuts from any hardware store.
Cost ya 5 bucks.
Absolutely awesome rebuild. You have inspired me to carry on with my orange clockwork rebuild.
That is a Nice bike..I do like the paint you used ...My oldest brother gave me my first bike a 20 in Murray frame which he had painted a nice light green candy metallic ...He taught me how to repair every part and how to grease the bearings etc..
Green candy metallic sounds awesome.
I love the build. I have a Kona Explosif just like yours and wanna attempt the same build do you mind sharing all the parts you used? thank you very much
As a kid of the 70's and a bicycle mechanic of the 90's, since turned corporate rat-race man of the 2000's, I found this one of the most inspiring videos I've seen in a long time. I found this video because I just purchased my first set of bike tools and bike vice since the early 90's, and I'm excited to get back to my roots. Cheers, friend.
Awesome
You've inspired me to keep building my 90s kona lavadome. I just ordered a rockshox recon air fork for it now and I'm gonna keep shredding the chromo frame till it brakes. So probably forever lol.
doesn't matter whether the bicycle part was outdated or brand new, as long as it can functioning, just enjoy the cycling and have a healthy life. cherish life.
agree; as long as you like your bike and ride it regularly.
Brother I saw all your cycle restoration video . awesome work . Your tyres choice is superb
Still using my Kona Hahanna from the 90's ^^ (Thank you for your video).
Awesome 😎
this my favorite video restoration x upgrade. cant resist to watch over again everytime it pops up in my feed.
😁 awesome
Very pleasant and soothing video. Your voice narration was great too.
Would the stickers have been easier to take off with a heat gun?
Also, could you have used Easy Off Oven Cleaner to remove the paint?
I’ll have to try the easy off oven trick, sanding took forever. When I started sanding I thought it would go quicker than it did. As to the heat gun, I should get one 😁, but the scraping didn’t take too long and was a bit of an ASMR thing for me. Thanks for watching.
What an amazing bike you've created! Nostalgia , man you made me cry!
😁
Agreed with a lot of people here. It was hard to watch that beautiful green get scratched off and the brake get MIG'd on, but otherwise....gorgeous bike. Loved the narration.
I can appreciate that. If I had the resources to attach the brake mount better I would have and the original paint was awesome. That all said I am also stoked about the results and instead of the restored bike being a novelty it is now my primary ride.
@@oldshovel That is awesome. I have been looking for a new mountain bike for a little while, but I do not want to spend too much money on one, and I love older steel bikes. I think I might do something similar to what you did here. Love the bike!
I love your resto videos because they save me from buying and restoring hundreds of bikes. I just live vicariously through you, and my bank account stays in the black. Thanks, oldshovel!
There is a calmness watching your passion as you become one with the bike...
Very nice job! I have a Raleigh M-50 that was purchased in 1995. I plan on upgrading and refreshing it this year.
Love your videos / content, but find myself forgetting to like them. Everyone Hit The Like Button!
Great work. Great video. I'm also fascinated by those MTBs of the 90ies. Without searching all the comments which were posted before I would like to point out that I was tought to tighten the bolts of the disc radially - not circularly as it can be seen from 12:30 on.
Geezer is talking about nostalgia while welding on an IS mount, hacking off the brake bosses, removing decals... I'm surprised he hasn't chopped out the steerer and put in a tapered steering column and stuck 700c rims on it!
This is my favourite video of yours. Just about to get a fully restored explosiv single speed disc. Fresh blue paint and new period correct decals. A resto mod similar to yours is on the card. Vid very helpful to decide what parts to put on. 😎
Hey you're a creator on the rise !!!! :)
dat blue is perfect
Agreed
I am rebuilding a 2003 Kona Kula Deluxe, just sent it off to powdercoat. I just repainted the Suspension fork this morning, the crown n sliders/ Everything is taken apart and cleaned, the suspension parts are in a bucket air drying, gonna rebuild the fork, seals are on the way. Shifters. deraileurs , cranks, ribgs were all cleaned in a bucket of dishwater n degreaser, new cables n housing at the ready with freash rings n cassette. New brakes n rotors, Handlebar n grips , Tires too. everyghing fresh
sick! could you send me a link to some photos?
Man that green paint was so much better...but great video.
Great job. Steel is real. I gave my riding buddy a Kona Explosif I literally found in the trash. Complete bike. I knew he'd do right by it. He took it apart and rebuilt it including building a set of new wheels from scratch with modern rubber and a modern cockpit & groupset. He did that bike justice. I always liked those Konas. A very simple design. I've had full suspension rigs, but I'm going back to a hardtail. Coming from a BMX background and getting heavy into road bikes recently, I just like that instant connection to the ground with a hardtail.
Agreed. Thanks for watching.
Back to your roots vibe I'm picking up ? Im doing a similar restomod on a rigid Diamondback Arrival bio pace equiped MTB from 1986 that I purchased brand new back in college. The 1" steerer tube throws a serious kink into it all.
This video really mellowed me out. I enjoyed watching it slowly come together and when I saw it complete I totally cracked a smile ☺👍🤘🤙
Awesome thanks 🙏
What a beauty! Great job on the disc brake mounts.
Great! It's so beauty, well, the old steel Konas are fucking beauty! I have a 1995 Fire Mountain, and I have been thinking for a time about to do something like this, I wish I could have a result as pretty as yours!
Sadly all I see is the memory of my 95 Kona Cinder Cone. Very similar color (Teal/Blue with Copper/Orange rigid fork) Lx/XT build with Ritchey Whale Tail brakes, wide bars, 2.3” Maxis DH tires (they rubbed the frame in the back too), I used Oury grips too. Stolen off my front porch while I was in the back yard. No other bike ever rode as nicely on the street, rocks, roots, loose sand, mud or snow. Steel was and is still “Real”. Kona made awesome bikes. Wow talk about nostalgia....
Just went through this exact same process myself with a super old full suspension Jamis frame, love the video!
I agree the building can be just as good.
Awesome. Building is awesome.
Back in the 90's Kona had some cool colors and even some cool metallic colors 👌, VW even had a deal where when you bought a jetta you got a free Kona
Setting a headset with a rubber mallet is nostalgia to me. I’m turning 40 this week and have been riding bike since I can remember. I have thankfully reached a point in my privileged life that my current stable is filled with carbon and titanium but I have found myself thinking of those first bikes I either owned or dreamed about as a kid. I share much of the sentiment you expressed in this video. Thank for sharing your thoughts.
Awesome steel is always a great thing to have in the stable too. Thanks for sharing.
@@oldshovel remember the ole Yamaha 20" with the coil over rear shocks & forks. 1973-74 ?
Me encanta, espectacular, felicidades, no hay palabras, cuando se tiene un amor a las bicis y la paciencia para hacerla una obra de arte es simplemente impresionante, felicidades 🥺
I just ripped apart and powder coated my 2004 Kona Caldera black and gold. My 1st rebuild. Wasn't as easy as I thought it would be but your vids and others helped alot so thank you.
Very good restoration bike 🚲 👍👍👍
Thanks 🙏
im 42 now and grew up as a teen in the hay-day of the mtb explosion, i look back on those years with much nastalgia, pouring through Mountain bike action magazine, seeing all the new development in frame materials, design and the latest suspension offerings. I took a long hiatus after 2000 and recently got back into riding. its amazing all the new changes in bikes today and how incredible just a basic $600 dollar hardtail with hydraulic disk breaks, 1x systems and incredible suspension forks. how far things have come yet the joy remains when just going for a ride on the local trial
I had the most beautiful Cannondale cad3 with middleburn cranks with red/yellow/green chain rings,,hope and ringle hubs,custom made tuned Marzocchi forks ,chris king headset, xtr all through and resprayed in the most fucked up purple and green you can imagine.
Shortly after I had an accident at work and have barely been able to walk let alone ride for 20 years now.
I'd love to own a bike as pretty as this one just to hang on the wall and stare at but it wont ever happen.
Enjoy life, get out and ride the world because you never know what tomorrow will bring to your door.
Give love people.
Thanks for sharing. Bikes are awesome sorry you can’t ride anymore. Thanks for watching.
Wow this got me so emotional... Even though I can't remember the 90s or even early 2000s this was great inspiration! Thank you.
Awesome 👏 thanks for the comment. I’m happy to share in the nostalgia.
Lovely bike
Thanks
Beautiful bike. Great job bringing it into the next century. Cudos.
Thanks 🙏
I exclaimed outloud when you hit that head cup into thw frame with the mallet
Steel frames can handle it. You should have seen how we uses to stick on grips with spray paint! Some people used hairspray instead, but they’d slip if you got them wet. Oury and Yeti grips were some of my faves too.
great job! takes me way back, i had a sweet red Kilauea in 94, and a blue Explosif in '98. I still love steel hardtails (last 5 yrs on a Trans am 29r)
Great job. .nice bike and color wish to have that kind of bike
Cool. I'm also the kind of biker who enjoys building a bike as much as riding one. I have 4 small children ranging from 9 to 13 years of age & instead of buying them Hotrocks or any other kids bike what I've been doing is buying adult bikes in sizes small & extra small all 26 inch wheels & I will search for bikes with fox forks & disc brakes & will swap everything from one bike to another. Their bikes are super children's bikes & are as light as 23 lbs. I beleive the lighter the better in case they have to push it up a hill or lord prohibits they fall & the bike lands on them. Building & customizing bikes rocks & I actually like it more than working on cars.
A father after my own heart. I have done a lot of the same. Thanks for sharing.
This build was beyond cool!!
Thanks 🙏
Damn it's so beautiful. Comparable to one of those dream bike builds.
Awesome thanks 🙏
Wow that baby is sweeeeeet!
Absolutely fantastic job. I wish I had kept my 1992 Kona Caldera , it was an awesome bike.
Absolutely love your job done here! Great...I love disc brakes..!
Thanks 🙏
At first I was skeptic as I'd rather see that vintage bike kept original , however, given the amount of work you put and the final look, I have to congratulate you.
Thanks. Much appreciated. I was a bit torn to restore it also as it was so cool a bike.
Very nice build.
Thanks 🙏
Great looking old school bike with a new look
The classic bikes are better
Wow love it big kona fan
Awesome. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful bike. Makes me miss my mid 90s Trek.
Love it. Reminds me of my 97 Cinder Cone I sold back in 2003. Many thanks for the great build vlog. Just subscribed 👍 btw still got my 97 AA and now building an 03 Kula Deluxe 👍 Cheers
Awesome build. Love the passion that you have for it.
Thanks 🙏
I love that bike!
the speech.. the passion.. the professionalism.. the love put into this build is undescribable.. and the music is amazingly matching
Thanks Samir for the kind words.
My thoughts exactly! It was truly enjoyable to watch, very professional. Great job!
Beautiful Love what you do.
Only Steel is real! Nice Job! 😍
Your Great brother✌️
Thanks
I have that Kona caldera with marzochi and steel frame the best bike ever
I’m just curious, what color and year is it? The one I had in the past was a mid year model with a Marzocchi Bomber Z3 on a gray steel frame. I think it was a 1998 1/2 or 1999 model Caldera.
Awesome thanks for the great work
welding disc break mounts to tange ultimate tubes?? scetchy as frick
That's awesome mate , nice one .
I'm a fan of steel-framed hard-tail MTBs from the 1990's myself and you did a great job on this Kona. Nice to see how you were able to bring it bang up-to-date with those disc brakes too, great work. Steel is real!
Nice job
Thanks 🙏
we are about the same age. I bought my Trek 800 in 1992. I love it. I want to do the same thing to my old bike that I love
Awesome thanks for watching.
Love this look. I a steel road bike like this.
Awesome thanks
Beautiful build and re-imagining of this bike. It never ceases to amaze me how people get their panties in a wad over choices made on bike builds--whether it's changing a color or not using period specific parts. I've done a few custom builds on old bikes and got excoriated in comment sections by retro fanatics. I eventually left those groups and stopped posting my builds. I'm a GT guy and found a 1992 GT Bravado that was in miserable condition--the BB was rusted to the shell and I had to actually use a blacksmith hammer to pound it out. I then stripped the frame and painted it a gorgeous copper. I used the original derailleurs, but swapped out the biopace cranks and made it fully rigid. People lost their minds. Funny thing was, Gary Turner himself commented on it and absolutely loved it. The next project was converting a rusty 1989 GT Avalanche into a drop 26er. I custom powder coated the frame. Once again, people were outraged. Bottom line is, do whatever makes YOU happy--you're the one doing the work and riding the damn bike. Anywho, I enjoy your videos--great content!
Excellent n' beautifull job !
Saludos desde Perú!
Somehow this is therapeutic to watch...
Lol 😂 thanks 🙏
Nice and relaxing video
Thanks
Love that old kona, been a kona fan for years now. This video makes me wanna dust the cobwebs off my 1999 specialized stump jumper and fix it up. 👌
Do it. I have an old stumpjumper from the same era. They’re great bikes.
Craig Eazy I’m riding Specialized Hardrock even now. I bought it 28 years ago, used.
@@oldshovel yeah man they are, been wanting to do it for a while now. Might be pricey but ima do it
@@sirshanksalot1 nice man i also have a Hardrock still in good condition its a 2000 or so
My dreambike! I actually just bought an italian steel 26" frame...can't wait to find all the parts for it. The disc brake mode got me thinking though!?
Would love to see you restore a "MADE IN USA" Cannondale with the lefty fork.
I would too. If I come across one it could happen.
A buddy of mine has one 96 cad2 f500 hit me up if interested
So beautiful 😍😍
I feel euphoric watching this video.
Awesome
Nice work!
oh man... you build it with your heart. so beautiful
Thanks 🙏
I don't have any but that is nice
I just found my new addiction on RUclips.
Awesome 👏😁
That's rad!
Wow, stunning work and the colour scheme is spot on. The pedals forks and decals are just enough, you nailed it. Another one saved the best Andy
Awesome great video beautiful bike kona 🇲🇾👍😊
Thanks 🙏
Welcome 👍