Vintage Dream Bike Build - 2005 Kona Kula Primo
I love Kona Bikes and so when I found this 2005 Kona Kula Primo frame at the Ogden Bicycle Collective I had to have it and wasted no time in getting it built so I could ride it.
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I don't know what we would do without KZhead vids sometimes. I am also rebuilding a Kona, a Lavadome. I was thinking I could try a 2X. I would have encountered this same problem with the front derailleur mount. As an amateur I have run into other problems trying to use more modern components already. I think I'll stick with the XT 3X for now.
In 2002 I worked for a marketing company and the boss told us to put pictures on our desktop of financial goals. Everyone else had pics of expensive cars, houses, etc. Mine was a Kona Dawg Deluxe. 🤘🏼
I got my ‘98 Kona ManoMano used from one of the reps back in ‘98. Your channel inspired me to find a XS Kona for my wife and build it up. Now she has a ‘99 ManoMano.
That's the first time I've ever seen anyone put grease on the handlebars.
I still dream of buying a modern classic frame like this to customize and leave it like a charm.
My main bike now is a Kona Kula Deluxe I built up after watching your channel. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
Get a narrow wide chain ring, keep the grannie too. Remove derailleur and go with manual up front.
Nice.. I am one of the fortunate ones. I am the proud owner of a 1997 Kona Caldera Custom. Complete bike as it came in 1997. Poopsy Blue size 18.
That is a lovely build. I rode Konas in the 90s, before swapping to Giant in the early 00s and to this day I miss that Kona ride quality that I have never felt on another bike. Thanks for a thoughtful and charming film.
I like the off white cream part of the frame on this one. Old Kona's always looked like candy with the bursts of colour. Still got my 2000 Pahoehoe along with my Process 111. First "real" bike was a 2000 Hahanna.
First bike was a Kona Lanai. I now have four Konas. Love them all.
My first bike was a 2002 Kona Cinder Cone which was stolen about 10 years ago. I miss that bike, but haven't been able to find a similar era Kona to replace it.
Keep doing all of the beautiful things with the bikes from the best era!
I still have my Kona Kikapu that I bought in 2005 and still riding now a days....🚴
I find more joy in getting old bikes built up and go out riding than really modern bikes. Great job on that Kona!
Babe wake up Old Shovel posted
Those old 26ers work really well with a 17°-25° stem 10-20mm shorter than original
Great video as usual. Loved watching your thought process with the front derailleur. Hopefully you have more coming soon!
Kona Kooooo-la. Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Nice bike, always wanted one. Might have to bag a frame now.
Those mavic crosslink rims are super tough. My buddy had a mongoose 9.5 in 1998 with those wheels, broke 2 spokes in the front, and didn't even knock the front wheel out of true.
Anche questa volta ti sei superato 👏👏👏👏🤙🤙🤙
Great build and love the color of the bike turned out fantastic.
Old Kona's....I had a couple in the early '90's (both stolen) and a 2009 One20 FS I sold years ago....I just love the frame shape and.....would love to build an old 26er frame up but with modern 1x11 gearing.....I still use an old 2007 GT Chucker that I built up from a frame off of eBay a dozen years ago....Small wheels but always fun...
I remember back when the Ford Focus had a Kona that came with it and a bike carrier, I think on top. I loved that car, just because it had that Kona sticker on it. I used to run by it all the time. 20 years sure fly by
Oldshovel, I’d like to see a resto mod on a Kona-Roast. Love all the subtle RaceFace components. Awesome video
Exelent job, I want to say hi from Mexico, I love all yours videos.
Commenting again at he beginning of the vid, yeah Kona kula was a proper dream bike, but for me it was the earlier ones from the 90s. Think they were easton elite frames that were super light. Think it was the same frame as Parkpree had on their alu bike, and it was 1.3kg. So light.
Nice build. I ride a 98 fisher hoo koo e koo. Yesterday replaced the old shifter and brake cables. The old plastic oem ferrules were functional but all cracked and driving me nuts. Fresh coat of wax on the chain, going to take out today!!
Great video. Brings back memories of when I modernized my 2005 Devinci Cameleon hardtail. So much fun. I turned it into a 1x12, went tubeless and added an external dropper. The geo was still old school but everything else was modern.
It looked amazing, and I can't wait to see what tweaks you make to it. also just that last 5 seconds of the video, the mountains looked so good, it makes me mis Utah. I was in Zion back in Feb and it was mind blowing after having not been in the state since I was 3.
I had a custom Steel Kona Hot back in the day, sure wish I never sold it. Made in the Mountain Goat shop.
I had a 99 kula . It weighed about 22.5 pounds. Rode and handle great .
I had a 06’ Kona Blast. I love these vintage Kona too. They had nice design and painting
Kona's are dope. I had a Rocky Mountain with Easton tubes in 05. Would like to see you get your hands on a Turner or Ellsworth.
Nice bike, nice trails!
Great job! I have a 95 Kona Kula.
I have this same bike! In the same color way. It’s a great bike. Edit: As I am watching this I noticed mine has the same fork you ended up using.
WOW, That's another dream bike, I would love to have one of these in Brazil.
Best riding 26" bike I ever owned. My best ever race result came on my Kula. The 68 deg. head angle was radical (in my mind) for the time. First few rides I'd kind of loop out on the super steep climbs until I learned to shift my weight but man could that thing carve a corner and get downhill. Regrettably I broke mine at the seat tube. Killer frame.
Kona frames were superior those days.
Gary Fisher Tassajara (2004) to build soon , cobalt grey frame .
The local bike shop we had here closed in 2020 sold Kon🍁's👍👍. He had a Honzo Titanium; he was only asking $6,000. It had a Fox suspension fork, SLX drivetrain, and I believe 8000 XT disk brakes🤘🤘. Why aren't you going with a 7075 aluminum riser bar😁
that kona is a beauty 😮
Love your builds! Your videos inspired me to build up my 90s dream bike, the 95 Hei Hei, built up closely to the 1995 Kona catalog spec. A 96 Hei Hei King Kahuna has recently joined the fleet..
Agreed, the bar stem combo is a little odd, i recall my 2004 kona had Koski branded 20mm riser bars about 680mm wide and stem was about 70 or 80mm long. An inline seatpost will inprove body position on climbs as the arms looked quite extended out, stable yes but you also want to move about over the bike when it get rowdy going downhill. Will be nice to see the next update on this one, great looking kona.
Beautiful
Very nice build. Great frame. I like the colour, and thank you for not doing another 1x!
Are you always looking for frames/completes to pick up? I live in Salt Lake and have a Klein Attitude that i was going to convert to gravel, but now accepting that i don’t have the time for it (wrenching or riding it). Btw these old Konas bring back so many great memories!
Kona как всегда красавица ❤
ей лет 20 как моему аутору ездить страшно так как усталость металла..их надо в металл сдавать....
Beautiful bike ,beautiful scenery
Buen proyecto con ese cuadro Kona saludos desde México
Nice! Beautiful bike! Again, it is good to see new Ol Shovel material.
Very nice bike. 👀👏👏
Excited to see another video. These old Easton frames were really cool. I remember a lot of them cracked. This bike screams for a modernization like you used to do for your kids years ago (long time subscriber). 1x, maybe an external routed dropper. Are those UST tires on a non UST mavic rim, might need a cross max. I liked that standard, when sealant wasn’t required to run tubeless.
My Kula Deluxe is my forever bike
I was just checking out some of these older Kona’s on Offer Up the other day.
If you had chainrings for adults, you wouldn't have any problems with the front derailleur. 🤪
I love my Cindercone and muni mula
Hermano creo que con la potencia en negativo y un monoplato en lugar de ese biplato todo hubiera quedado mucho mejor de lo que te quedo, saludos. 👍🏻
Que bueno el tema en español 😯
Kona’s 👌
I could never afford a decent Kona in the 90's. I was able to pick up a nice GT Zasker and a Gary Fisher HKEK a few years ago from the 90's
I visit Utah often. What trails were you riding? Would love to give them a try.
I have an old lava dome I still ride. I think it's a 96. It needs an update. Lol.
Where did you find those ignitors? And tubeless also, wow.
Hi can you make a video on a micro New mtb shifter how to fix it..please
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I have a 2010 Salsa Mamasita. I remember the Kona Cinder Cone frame. Not as "race oriented" as the Kula.
I had a Kona Splice 2015. It got stolen. I have a Marin bobcat 3. Changed the front forks, and the brakes so far.
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va a amanecer
what would you recommend for a midrange 140mm 27.5 straight steerer post mount air fork? I've been trying to find one but since straight steerers are going the way of dinosuars the only thing that comes up on eBay are crappy $100 Chinese brand air forks. I can't seem to find anything from Rockshox or Fox. I currently have a 120mm Rockshox Recon RL that I bought brand new from eBay about 3yrs ago but I want to go to 140mm of travel.
Hello, Is 26"? Thanks
Yes, it is
Is it a 26 or a 29” wheel?
26
Second, UK 😅
Ok, upgrade camera!!
Put a bigger chain wheel on that one is ridiculous
Love it. But it's pronounced Koo-Luh.
Weird that your seatpost is 27,2 ,mine pahoehoe have 27,0. Its the same frame.
Must suck building a bike you cant sell in a flooded market
First
old frame...... треснет по дороге
Кона - говно.
I just restore a almost brand new kona joe murray lava dome ,i think its an 1988,the front say "the bicycle group" .