Vintage Dream Bike Build - 2005 Kona Kula Primo

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2 ай бұрын

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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Пікірлер: 90

@ericmonty 2 ай бұрын

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. 🤘🏼

@christophereadgbe2976 24 күн бұрын

I don't know what we would do without KZfaq 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.

@barley03 2 ай бұрын

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.

@Fluclear 2 ай бұрын

Kona Kooooo-la. Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Nice bike, always wanted one. Might have to bag a frame now.

@DicasdaNet 2 ай бұрын

I still dream of buying a modern classic frame like this to customize and leave it like a charm.

@jonyoungblood8381 2 ай бұрын

My main bike now is a Kona Kula Deluxe I built up after watching your channel. Thanks for all the great inspiration!

@bryanb6931 14 күн бұрын

Did you go 1X or keep the 2X? I take great pleasure in removing 2X components, Totally unnecessary IMO.

@mikekizer7340 2 ай бұрын

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.

@C-Stanz Ай бұрын

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.

@sfgraham2 Ай бұрын

Get a narrow wide chain ring, keep the grannie too. Remove derailleur and go with manual up front.

@davidscott6267 2 ай бұрын

First bike was a Kona Lanai. I now have four Konas. Love them all.

@Jayneflakes 2 ай бұрын

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.

@jocmarti 2 ай бұрын

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.

@Breakawaybiking 2 ай бұрын

Keep doing all of the beautiful things with the bikes from the best era!

@madtownangler 2 ай бұрын

That's the first time I've ever seen anyone put grease on the handlebars.

@techjunkie68smusicandtech56 2 ай бұрын

I find more joy in getting old bikes built up and go out riding than really modern bikes. Great job on that Kona!

@TimmHuffman Ай бұрын

Great video as usual. Loved watching your thought process with the front derailleur. Hopefully you have more coming soon!

@mikejones420 2 ай бұрын

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.

@stevesnailfish 2 ай бұрын

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...

@DevonNroos Ай бұрын

Those old 26ers work really well with a 17°-25° stem 10-20mm shorter than original

@MuvoTX 2 ай бұрын

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!!

@Traildude193 2 ай бұрын

Great build and love the color of the bike turned out fantastic.

@luisaugustocomin2625 Ай бұрын

I still have my Kona Kikapu that I bought in 2005 and still riding now a days....🚴

@simonecozzini3318 2 ай бұрын

Anche questa volta ti sei superato 👏👏👏👏🤙🤙🤙

@rubendevereaux6086 2 ай бұрын

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

@bayArea_radDad 2 ай бұрын

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.

@bikerebuilder Ай бұрын

Great job! I have a 95 Kona Kula.

@Michaelgroberts 2 ай бұрын

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.

@phillippitts6294 2 ай бұрын

I had a 99 kula . It weighed about 22.5 pounds. Rode and handle great .

@juancervantes9950 2 ай бұрын

Exelent job, I want to say hi from Mexico, I love all yours videos.

@orcus09 2 ай бұрын

that kona is a beauty 😮

@Donovangulya 2 ай бұрын

Babe wake up Old Shovel posted

@73megalith 2 ай бұрын

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.

@samblenkharn8099 2 ай бұрын

Nice bike, nice trails!

@GrantBlankenship 2 ай бұрын

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.

@VANITY13515 2 ай бұрын

Kona frames were superior those days.

@GokkunGuru 2 ай бұрын

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.

@fernandocardoso3662 2 ай бұрын

I had a 06’ Kona Blast. I love these vintage Kona too. They had nice design and painting

@cyrilvillarosa2421 2 ай бұрын

Oldshovel, I’d like to see a resto mod on a Kona-Roast. Love all the subtle RaceFace components. Awesome video

@stevelewis9677 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@silviomelocorrea 2 ай бұрын

WOW, That's another dream bike, I would love to have one of these in Brazil.

@glen3509 2 ай бұрын

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😁

@marvindaugherty5989 Ай бұрын

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.

@bobkenton3490 2 ай бұрын

I had a custom Steel Kona Hot back in the day, sure wish I never sold it. Made in the Mountain Goat shop.

@robertmcfadyen9156 2 ай бұрын

Gary Fisher Tassajara (2004) to build soon , cobalt grey frame .

@TheTaiphun 2 ай бұрын

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..

@victormanueltellez5886 2 ай бұрын

Buen proyecto con ese cuadro Kona saludos desde México

@Pillokun Ай бұрын

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.

@scottmallory3507 2 ай бұрын

Very nice build. Great frame. I like the colour, and thank you for not doing another 1x!

@rogerhart612 Ай бұрын

Very nice bike. 👀👏👏

@MrStingraybernard 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful bike ,beautiful scenery

@rhysxj 2 ай бұрын

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!

@davidvalletta2755 2 ай бұрын

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.

@mountainsmoore3657 2 ай бұрын

Nice! Beautiful bike! Again, it is good to see new Ol Shovel material.

@celynjones4958 2 ай бұрын

My Kula Deluxe is my forever bike

@Velo_Tver69 2 ай бұрын

Kona как всегда красавица ❤

@denisantivatnikov6velophot554 2 ай бұрын

ей лет 20 как моему аутору ездить страшно так как усталость металла..их надо в металл сдавать....

@alfbranch9739 17 күн бұрын

I have 2000 Kula I bought new but needs some attention due to me giving to my Daughter's partner. I ordered a seal kit for the forks then I will get it sorted properly. I love a Kona too I used to race my Kilaeua in tge 90's in the UK

@mc540flip 2 ай бұрын

I was just checking out some of these older Kona’s on Offer Up the other day.

@Peo_Sahlin 2 ай бұрын

If you had chainrings for adults, you wouldn't have any problems with the front derailleur. 🤪

@tonypotter9578 28 күн бұрын

Kona’s 👌

@aaronmoreno2492 Ай бұрын

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. 👍🏻

@luisotazu542 2 ай бұрын

Que bueno el tema en español 😯

@martinwakawaka5265 Ай бұрын

I love my Cindercone and muni mula

@heinricholiphant9676 2 ай бұрын

Hi can you make a video on a micro New mtb shifter how to fix it..please

@madtownangler 2 ай бұрын

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

@michaelorlando3647 2 ай бұрын

I visit Utah often. What trails were you riding? Would love to give them a try.

@TheArimatheus 2 ай бұрын

I have a 2010 Salsa Mamasita. I remember the Kona Cinder Cone frame. Not as "race oriented" as the Kula.

@diyjeff1838 2 ай бұрын

I have an old lava dome I still ride. I think it's a 96. It needs an update. Lol.

@jalbrecht55 2 ай бұрын

Where did you find those ignitors? And tubeless also, wow.

@user-in1up9mp2t 2 ай бұрын

👍

@NonLegitNation2 2 ай бұрын

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.