1995 Kona Restoration - Bikepack Ready!

[@oldshovel]

Awesome job!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! I’m a big fan of your work! There’s an oldshovel easter egg in the background as a nod. 👍🏽

[@RiderBlitz1.0]

Yes

[@CrispiJones]

@@CowboyTomi "OldShovel" was the first thing that came into my mind when I saw it :)

[@nadirbechkri6422]

Hope u answer me does kona sutra 2014 good?

[@64Spokes]

@@nadirbechkri6422 all Kona’s are good

[@shakhayathossain1873]

One of the best restoration work I must say. Converting to disk brakes and a mtb to a touring bike man its just WoW.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@belturbet4]

"Sit back, relax and enjoy the sounds of bike maintenance". Wonderful.

[@MarcRevell-c6p]

Great work, great to see a low end vintage Kona given a new lease of life. Inspiring stuff. 👍

[@ronwhite8503]

As an owner of a three old, steel Konas that is what I call a dream build..... cracking job, young man.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@bergolli1]

21:14 It looks amazing. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@JohnPilling25]

Looks really good. Old steel bikes can come up a treat. You did a great job.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@irsyadk]

Amazing restoration and conversion to disc brakes. Can't wait for more content

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@mertcan6280]

+1

[@shuponahmed]

Awesome work!! I had the same bike. Never thought of or could have restored like yours. Great job man.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@DalstonVinyl]

Excellent build! I like what you've chosen to do, and these classic Kona frames deserve to live on!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you kindly!

[@illustrioustexts5060]

YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR COWBOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Amar-ut3of]

Impressive job ! Congrats from France :)

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@StrengthCircusDD]

I have an old 1985 Ross St Hellen's mtb I bought some bottle bosses and rack mount bosses to add to the frame. I'm a refrigeration tech so I have torches and silver solder experience. Can't wait to mod some old steel frames! You might look into powder coating for paint in the future. Here $75 they strip and coat frame and fork 1 color. $75 is worth it to remove the old paint! Only those that have hand stripped a steel frame know the work involved! Your project came out great!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you so much! Yes, I've redone the paint for this build and it is still holding up!

[@WolfMacgillivray]

Dude unreal love the paint job!

[@vinnylivoti9567]

Nice Restoration. Love Kona Bikes.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Kona is great

[@IamMathenge]

6:01 love how you did the disks

[@ZethUDSRakaSDAL]

Hello from Germany, I love your contend, awesome work !

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Cheers from Seattle!

[@youngyzzo]

How i wish this is my bike. More vids like this one, dope work! Supporting from Philippines!

[@CowboyTomi]

Cheers!! Thank you.

[@danielnascimento6945]

It turned out wonderful!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! It’s definitely one of my favs to ride!

[@CaseyCarrigan-jg5lc]

Heat gun + plastic razor blade is the best way I've found to remove stickers. Never tried it for factory decals, though. Love the tremendous knife approach.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!!!

[@tosa8632]

that gave an insight of how to install a hanger for the rear disc brake calipers. Nice build!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@RiderBlitz1.0]

Im surprised you put so much effort to that junk and made it Super cool,now everyone wants to ride

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@RiderBlitz1.0]

@@CowboyTomi most welcome

[@mycyclingobsession7002]

This is a great build, Congrats!! I'm getting ready to start hacking and modifying a old 80s ATB for bikepacking myself.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thanks! It was a fun one. Good luck on the build!

[@Pazalino]

Well done. Good job. I did the same with a Claud Butler banshee. Turned out great. I wish you all the best with your channel.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@FernandORas1]

GOD JOB !!!! MAN

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@calebritchie3873]

Awesome. Currently working on an early 2000s kona haha a for Bikepacking! Very helpful video

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@2hiperkemanci]

Can see more essence of Oldshovel now. Finding a good pair of 26" is becoming much harder for old-school stuff. Welding a caliper is giving more options. Good job!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! There’s an oldshovel easter egg in the video for the audience!

[@2hiperkemanci]

@@CowboyTomi Yes! I can see where “sit back and relax” idea comes from.

[@midorimage]

@@CowboyTomi 2:55?

[@KelvinChanMcSquared]

I was worry a little seeing the welding with the sticks, but you surprised me and pull it off wonderfully. applause your effort. I live in Capital Hill area, see you around. Happy riding.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! It was the cheapest and fastest option I guess, definitely learned a lot during the process! Definitely!

[@MB-jz3uu]

This man obsessed with Park tool.

[@CowboyTomi]

Gotta have the best!

[@mbabyfishyo7627]

Bro you are one of a kind,nice work🇰🇭

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@bikermonster8354]

Wow, what a awesome result of a Bike rebuild and modification. You do it very well. Best regards from germany. Stay well budy 😉👍🚴‍♂️

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! likewise!

[@turtlecrawford6468]

Sweet I just got a mini opinel for my keychain. Nice build!

[@bryanvo3048]

Amazing job bro! The bike looks crazy good

[@CowboyTomi]

Thanks BVO!

[@juanddjaramillo]

beautiful video and bike , greetings from colombia Tomi

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CrispiJones]

Great to see someone else making old bikes like new, especially with welding disc mounts. Im curious, why You left frame pivot untouched? Also like the colour and graphics concept, but paintwork and stickers could go better, paint had no time to become dry and stiff enought. Also haven't seen clearcoating taking place. 3x8 is my favourite choice in most of bikes, but I'm not convinced with it on bickpacking one. Nowadays 1x10 is enough, especially with steel frames, where lack of fd+shifter and 2 chainrings on crank compensates difference on weight in comparison to alu frames.Hope to see more, cheers!

[@bryanflo4500]

Do you think stripping the paint completely before giving it a new color would be useful as well?

[@CrispiJones]

@@bryanflo4500 IT depends on quality of that paint, reasons it needs to be replaced. Rusty steel and oxydised alu requires fully frame stripping and proper treating before painting, also primer should be choosen differently then. Paint with bumps, scraches and small defects needs only polishing to even the surface to hide differences in layer thikness. Also very old paint can be clear coated if It's in overally good condition and was stored in building, but when It's falling off from one place sun probably made It's work and will fall off soon everywhere.

[@ridethroughlifertl]

That's the exact same color I painted a motorcycle. 4 coats primer, 4 coats this speckled blue paint, 4 coats of clear. Wet sanding between all the layers. turned out glossy smooth.

[@CowboyTomi]

Yes!

[@TheTrakker]

What a groovy build! Love it!!!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@imstillhereileft7530]

I love this build , thanks for great video

[@CowboyTomi]

thank you!!

[@bruin4937]

That was a fantastic restoration! Now you've got a great bikepacking bike! Congrats - great job!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@bryanlabchuk]

Very nice - I've never seen a disc conversion build filmed well. I found a very modified '92 Hahana on the curb from someone moving out last week, so far I've only put on some nice wide maxxis dth tires but this video has given me all kinds of ideas.

[@TheNone724]

oldshovel has great video about disc conversion build: Nostalgia | Bike Restoration Build | 1994 Kona Explosif

[@entme8905]

Perfect ride! Lovely bike!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@hai-hotranphotography1169]

Nice work my friend. Thanks for sharing.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@Locojoe]

I'm enjoying these rebuild videos. Also looking forward to some bikepacking content.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@tecdesigns8183]

Great rebuild and recycle. Love the braised on bits. I remember this model back in the 90s it always had great reviews I nearly bought one but went alloy instead.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@PranaPharmersGrowCoop]

Awesome video and build 👏👏

[@corynardin]

Have fun. Sweet build.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@Bikeologist_mtb]

Highly recommend clear coating that paint job, maybe even use a 1K or 2K clear to protect that blue and the hard work you put into those logos. Good job

[@CowboyTomi]

i did happen to use clear, I just didn’t film it. thank you!

[@layspeed]

That's a perfect bike packing / adventure bike build in my opinion. I have a old Hahanna that's got me thinking. 2nd video in two days for me. Well done man!

[@GD3tyrone]

been enjoying your vids man. keep it up!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@GD3tyrone]

@@CowboyTomi do you sell these bikes or are they commissioned?

[@samblenkharn8099]

Beautiful work 👌🏻

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@marcocabral4838]

Killer job bud! Love the build 👍 subscribed.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank yoU!

[@nicinthesticks]

Just came across your channel, loving it! You got skills and your bikes always end up looking amazing, keep it up mate 👍🏻

[@WalkerBikes]

Wow!! What an amazing job the weld modifications truely make it a crazy cool build. Sub'ed!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!!

[@TheVintagesteal]

Just subscribed. Amazing bike , gorgeous color. Dig the P2 forks and the old Kona bikes.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!! Welcome to the channel! P2 forks really are timeless.

[@joelendurance]

Looks great, but since the frame and original decals looked like they were in great condition, I would have preferred to have seen the bike kept with it's original color and decals.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thanks! Can't go wrong with the original, I just wanted to make it more original with the new facelift! Thank you for watching.

[@SiklistaRepublika1987]

Nice, perfect for Bikepacking or Bike Touring

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Yes, can’t wait to go bikepacking with this thing.

[@SiklistaRepublika1987]

@@CowboyTomi you're welcome

[@felixjackson2670]

Lovely,lovely bike. Bet the 3x9 works in every way...in my humble opinion way better than the 1x12 systems being pushed these days. Great.

[@CowboyTomi]

I agree, the gears are really nice to have. I can appreciate the 1x system for its minimalism, but having those three rings is super clutch!

[@JP-jy7sk]

Outstanding!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@bigmikeshooter]

Great job. Hello from Greece...

[@CowboyTomi]

Amazing. Thank you! Cheers!

[@bigmikeshooter]

@@CowboyTomi Kona make great bikes...

[@MASTERCHOKO]

fisrt time here , amazing job !!! #greetings from México ! #LegiónBicicletera

[@BIKE-PLUS]

Ooo WOW, Amazing KONA :)

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@myuserbloodyname]

Lovely build, really nice co-ordination of colours and parts. I've just built up an '89 cinder cone and it rides amazingly well, I kept the rusty old original splatter paint as I feel like it's a bit of a classic (and I couldn't find decals nor skills to recreate it!) in fact I'm going for a pedal now. Ciao!

[@CowboyTomi]

amazing! there’s something about the old Kona’s geometry that makes it just so perfect. Thank you! Cheers!

[@prakadot]

amazing build! 👍👍👍

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@tothetracks]

Great video!

[@CowboyTomi]

thank you!

[@danboden3724]

Man some people are just wired differently, this is fantastic work

[@stevebarnett155]

Love the restoration , by the way I painted a Redline pro line 24 the same blue👍

[@CowboyTomi]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@veloatlas]

Very detailed work😎 looks great 👍

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@montanaharkin]

Great build!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@danielavila7914]

So inspirational, thank you for sharing

[@fabiomaragna]

Another amazing job, truly inspiring. Would i be able to perform what you do at 14:12 with a gum hammer and a flat wooden piece? Che

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Yup! as long as its greased inside the head tube and inserted straight, you should be able to!

[@omare_biketonature]

Beautiful bike! Great job!

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Cool project and Great job buddy 👍

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! Much appreciated!

[@andalboyvlogs8211]

Nice job sir!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@andalboyvlogs8211]

Welcome Sir!

[@darrinjackman804]

So impressed well done

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@runrun3510]

Fantastic job ! Where did you get the metal pieces that you melt to adapt disc brakes ??

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you! the disc brake taps are from frame builders supply!

[@IsmaelChamu]

Super cool build! Where did you/how did you make the metal disc brake mounts? I'm planning on converting my 90s MTB to Gravel project to disc brakes. Thanks!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you, you can find the disc brake mounts on Framebuilders.com along with other braze-ons and brackets.

[@CatRacer1A2A]

@@CowboyTomi framebuilders.com appears to be a dead link. I too am very curious about where to buy such mounts.

[@CowboyTomi]

@@CatRacer1A2A i’m sorry! it’s framebuilderssupply.com

[@nunyabusiness5075]

While welding and brazing disc brake mounts is a great skill to have (and gives you bragging rights forever😁) , it might be worth remembering that the majority of stopping power in braking will be done by the front brake. With a front brake you can just buy a new 26 inch fork with disc brake tabs already there and not have to weld anything. The skilled craftsman person in me says weld and braze; but the pragmatic engineer in me says keep the rear brake as is, buy an already made fork and front disc brake and RIDE. If you haven't done anything in 2 years......might be an option. And there's plenty of old aluminum frames that you shouldn't weld (unless you really know what you're doing) where this is the best option. BTW I think the link might be framebuildersupply not framebuilderssupply.

[@maxryan5738]

2:59 what is the name of that tool you are using?

[@CowboyTomi]

Park Tool Headset Removal Tool!

[@maxryan5738]

@@CowboyTomi you are the man

[@Serhii_PB]

Good job! Why didn't they remove the v-brake mount on the frame?

[@chuckadams8198]

Nicely done.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@Dorm28]

Nice job! Bong

[@CowboyTomi]

OKUN!

[@AgraZulfanuddin]

Nice restoration 👍🏻

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@AgraZulfanuddin]

@@CowboyTomi ur welcom

[@rex758]

Great Work!!!!!!!!!

[@GeekCoqui]

Amazing 🤩 nice work 🔥🔥🔥I have a specialized rockhopper, 26” frame 2000 and I want to make a commuter bike and put those brakes on and the BELT DRIVE SPLITTER KEYED, but here in Florida I don't know who does that job.

[@petermorrison680]

another excellent build !!!!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!!

[@ramskrall]

Great job 👍👍👍👍

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@furkan248]

jones handlebar would be awasome for this bike !

[@CowboyTomi]

yes, I agree!

[@ronwhite8503]

Nah, the original bars for me.

[@fbiker79]

It turned out very nice. Where is that trail at the end?

[@CowboyTomi]

It’s the Cheif Sealth trail! Thank you!

[@msm624]

From the year i started racing, my son's are now riding my 95 stumpy

[@CowboyTomi]

Amazing!

[@guidojt]

Great job! Way to just do it!

[@FinnRadler]

Great Projekt ❤️👌

[@bivibikebaggins]

I remember that kona had the clamp around the heaset ? is this a replacement

[@CowboyTomi]

Yeah, I didn't film it, but I decided to install a threadless stem adapter for a specific bar I've wanted to use. I'll be rebuilding this bike in the near future with a few different upgrades during the re-spray. Look out for it in the next video!

[@nunyabusiness5075]

I thought the hahanna was the lowest end model (below the Fire Mountain) and didn't have the fancy headset clamp?

[@vitoscyclist3275]

Чудова робота. Велосипед виглядає неймовірно.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you so much!

[@carloshernandez7874]

You got down on this restoration.

[@CowboyTomi]

I try my best! Thanks!!

[@borriesgendreiig751]

Great job!!!

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@grahamkay8711]

Great job I am in the middle of doing a bikepacking bike my self cannondale f900 98 but the paint job on it is good and will be putting mounts on the fork but I will be using the rivet type of bolt mount things lol but really like the video will be watching more good job 👍🤟🇨🇦

[@CowboyTomi]

Nice! Sounds like a fun project! Rivet Nuts is a good way to go! Thank you and good luck! Happy riding.

[@RafaelTavaresx]

Nice job.

[@CowboyTomi]

Thank you!

[@garik.crezyrussian.7937]

Dream bike!🚲🔥👍🤗

[@rahulraju5135]

I just fall in love🥰 superbb

[@kevinborovsky3558]

Great video bike looks amazing. Way to go on the welding I would have totally screwed that up. Enjoy cheers

[@Michael-ri2eh]

🎉🎉That's a Cowboy up Bike