Author: Hannu

Changi: More than an airport

To most visitors, Changi equals Singapore Airport, but it houses many other cool things: a beach, a Navy Museum and some.

Singapore: Can or not?

Singapore is a small but prosperous city-state in Southeast Asia, just north of the equator. It lies between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, nestled between Malaysia and Indonesia. The Singapore Strait is the shortest maritime route between Europe and Asia, with an estimated 2,000 vessels passing through it daily. In terms of…

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1994 Kona Fire Mountain

If I wouldn’t be preserving these beauties for the next generations, who would then?

Probably some other idiot.

Trail Cup 1/2 by MTB Rally in Fiskars

I had never tried MTB Enduro before and this season opener aligned nicely with the Bike Expo. I arrived on Saturday, enjoyed the expo, greeted friends in the Vintage MTB stall and raced on Sunday.

1992 Kona Fire Mountain

To pick up a rusty piece of junk, of which you’d utilise only the frame, fork and stem would definitely qualify as a labour of love. Especially, if it would include the mother of all restoring obstacles: The Stuck Seatpost. I came across this Kona Fire Mountain from 1992 that had components that were mostly…

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Wheeler Dealer

What does a serial bike restorer do after a finished project? One gets a new project bike to fill the void: Wheeler 6600 Comp Line from 1992.

Kona Explosif 1993. Finished.

Back in October 2021 I managed to get myself this project that I then disassembled, cleaned and stored away. My problem is that I’m lacking man space and I had to do all component cleaning outside on our terrace. Then came rain and more rain, until rain stopped and then it got cold. Then it…

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