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It looks ancient - I have trouble accepting that that was produced post 1990 by RM. I will need to look at the catalogues. Edited, to confirm that I was looking at a different bike. I have to say I've never seen one in that colour scheme locally.

Ya, that pretty much confirms it for me - the OP's bike is post 85 pre 90.

Such iconic forks.

Its not restored, but here is my scabby retromod 94 Cinder Cone

Didn't 90's vintage Hammers have a sloping top tube? I keep looking at the bike and the frame really reminds me of the late 80's RM's like my old Fusion. Particularly with the chain stay mounted U-brake. That's exactly what my Fusion came with.

I have to admit I wasn't a big fan of GT's BITD - thought the 3xtriangle frame design was just a marketing ploy. I did test ride earlier versions of the Tequesta against the Kona Cinder Cone, Rocky Mountain Fusion, etc. Now in the fullness of time I appreciate GT bikes and have even added a...

there is a fair bit of surface rust on the chips - it certainly didn't live an easy life.

Ok, so its been a hot minute since I shared any info about my scabby Cinder Cone. I actually built the bike up with parts bin parts as a pragmatic retromod for riding dike trails with my wife and kids. Its now the only vintage mountain bike I have in working condition and I decided to faff about...

My riding buddy at the time had a Halston Inversion fork, which looked like a good idea on paper, but was in practice an expensive paper weight. So, yes, my Future Shock did go up and down reliably and was plush. It was so flexy though - particularly under braking in corners descending - that I...

I had a Specialized Future Shock in 91 and I was told it was built by Rock Shock. I've pretty much avoided them ever since because of my bad experience with that fork. I knew that Kona (and other manufacturers) decided in the early days of suspension to equip with a rigid fork and let the...

The Race Face turbine is not on Velobase! I think I may need to make an account and correct that.

I think you may find some good information in english and Rinko parts on the Rene Herse site

Ya, you're right. The catalogue spec is for a 40 hole rear hub not 42.

I broke a spoke on my touring bike last summer and afterwards was worried the modern 32 hole factory built wheels weren't strong enough for loaded touring. The bike (a Miyata 1000) came stock with a 42 hole rear wheel back in the 80's which got me searching for a nice 36 hole modern wheel ...

Agreed. My only observation is that modern long reach dual pivot brakes are significantly better than vintage medium reach single pivots so you can still get a tire width and braking performance improvement by upgrading a vintage sport touring bike to 700c or 650b with long reach Tektros.

Agree and probably a reflection on the improvement in road quality from the 70's to the 90's. My Ellis Briggs is running 700 x 32 and I could probably squeeze 35's in there if I deflate them to remove/mount. If I could convert to Mafac Racers I could probably run those 35's without deflating to...

I'll probably get roasted for this, but I'm going to say that we get push back from non-retrobikers because newer is better. Even when you compare like for like. There has been so much progress in braking systems, frame geometries - particularly around tire clearance and rider position, and...

Why was Kona so late to the suspension game? I got my first suspension bike in 92 (what a mistake that purchase was).

I've the metallic orange cinder cone and swapped the stem with a removeable faceplate riser version and mounted an old riser bar on it. Its comfortable to ride, but ugly to look at.

Agreed - I've never seen a red and yellow hammer. Maybe they wanted something in team colours? I have an early 90's metallic purple hammer that came equipped with full DX that I bought as a parts bike for a Ritchey build I was doing. rode nice. I've built it up retromod for my son.