I bought a Kona Explosif new back in 1998. It started life then as the XC mountain bike that it was intended to be with a great Reynolds 853 frame at it's heart.
Since then it has been through many phases, just a few of which are:
Touring bike - rack, mudguards, slick tyres - travelled around Europe and as far away as a trip across Cuba.
Singlespeed MTB - back to a stripped down single-speed MTB with rigid forks.
Hack bike (current guise) - single-speed and rigid, mud guards, Marathon Plus tyres - a bomb proof pub/shopping/gym trip hack bike.
I can't find a single component on it that it started out with, except of course that 853 frame.
I can't bring myself to get rid of it, despite an acute lack of space. I feel almost attached to it. I still enjoy changing the format of what it is whilst retaining a bit of it's original and essential character.
Anyone else have a similar story of a very adaptable bike they've had for years?
Since then it has been through many phases, just a few of which are:
Touring bike - rack, mudguards, slick tyres - travelled around Europe and as far away as a trip across Cuba.
Singlespeed MTB - back to a stripped down single-speed MTB with rigid forks.
Hack bike (current guise) - single-speed and rigid, mud guards, Marathon Plus tyres - a bomb proof pub/shopping/gym trip hack bike.
I can't find a single component on it that it started out with, except of course that 853 frame.
I can't bring myself to get rid of it, despite an acute lack of space. I feel almost attached to it. I still enjoy changing the format of what it is whilst retaining a bit of it's original and essential character.
Anyone else have a similar story of a very adaptable bike they've had for years?
