I聮d recommend…starting over, Catherine. Ti frames just weren聮t a good route for mountain bikes to take. They were light and had some shock-absorbing capabilities, but they also flexed too much, which made front suspension problematic and dualies about impossible. Which is why NOBODY makes a Ti mountain bike these days. Well, there are a few聴Titus is one maker聴but they聮re scarce.
Indian Fire TrailThat said, I just don聮t think a 15-year-old Ti mountain bike is worth fussing with. You can聮t do discs in front and cantis in back. You聮ll be ass over handlebars so fast it will make your head swim. You聮ve got to have discs front and back. Or cantis alone.
So I聮d just take it to a good shop and have it cleaned and tuned. Maybe add a front fork聴get a discounted Reba from PricePoint or someplace ($400). It might not even fit聴shock travel is a lot more than it was when you got the Kona.
But for the price of overhauling the Kona, you can get a new bike. Buy a new Indian Fire Trail ($2,300), which boasts an aluminum frame, Fox front fork, great Shimanon components, and disc brakes. A nice bike. Or a XTC ($1,100). Lot of bike for the money聴a bike with a stiff aluminum frame that will put a lot more pedaling energy to the trail than the Kona. Disc brakes, a decent SRAM/Shimano component group. You聮d have fun with it!
So ditch the old Kona. Not really a good way to spend your money. It’s time to start fresh.