1987 ? Kona Cindercone

[christy]

got this from an olboy, recons he bought it in 1987 as one of the first imports from Kona, anyone confirm this, it's a 18 1/2" frame with U brakes on the seatstays, frame no. F9033728, white splatter paint job, head badge says The Bicycle Company ? forks Projects, designed by Joe Murrey.
i've tried to put a photo up.but telling me attachment too big??

 

[legrandefromage]

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[Andy R]

1988 or maybe 1989.
Certainly no earlier than '88 anyway.

 

[Kona Paul]

Kona didn't exist until 1988, which is most likely the year your CC is from if it has U-brakes. Here's a picture from the 88/89 catalogue (no one seems to know if there was a seperate catalogue for '89.)

 

[Anthony]

F9033728 was made in the Fairly works in 1989. As it has U-brakes it is a late 1988/89 model, not an early 1990. It should resemble this bike, albeit 2 sizes bigger.

 

[Drewson]

I was lucky enough to find one of these and i understand it to be an 88/89 model....

 

[Anthony]

I was lucky enough to find one of these and i understand it to be an 88/89 model....

That is a good example, I must say. They're all unique of course because the paint was done by hand by Paul Brodie under the contract that he had with Kona at that point, and that seems a particularly good one, as well as being so well-preserved.

My understanding of the model year is that by the later definitions that is a 1989 model, even though it may have been both built and purchased in 1988. But that's the same as now, when you could have bought a 2009 Kona any time from Sep 2008 onwards. But lots of owners regard their '1989' bike as a 1988, so why not? I call them 1988/89 myself just as you do, but if you wanted to call it a 1988, I don't think you'd find Kona arguing with you.

But, as has been said, not 1987. There is no such thing as a 1987 Kona. A 1987 Lava Dome was a 1987 Cascade Lava Dome, not a Kona. And a 1987 Lava Dome didn't look like a Kona either. Cascades were designed by Joe Murray, but it was only when Paul Brodie went independent from Rocky Mountain and started working with Kona that the Kona 'look' was established.

 

[Rally_cat]

Looks like it was caught in the crossfire of ketchup and mustard. Joe Murray and Paul Brodie must have brought hot dogs for lunch that day.

 

[Drewson]

I was lucky enough to find one of these and i understand it to be an 88/89 model....

That is a good example, I must say. They're all unique of course because the paint was done by hand by Paul Brodie under the contract that he had with Kona at that point, and that seems a particularly good one, as well as being so well-preserved.

My understanding of the model year is that by the later definitions that is a 1989 model, even though it may have been both built and purchased in 1988. But that's the same as now, when you could have bought a 2009 Kona any time from Sep 2008 onwards. But lots of owners regard their '1989' bike as a 1988, so why not? I call them 1988/89 myself just as you do, but if you wanted to call it a 1988, I don't think you'd find Kona arguing with you.

But, as has been said, not 1987. There is no such thing as a 1987 Kona. A 1987 Lava Dome was a 1987 Cascade Lava Dome, not a Kona. And a 1987 Lava Dome didn't look like a Kona either. Cascades were designed by Joe Murray, but it was only when Paul Brodie went independent from Rocky Mountain and started working with Kona that the Kona 'look' was established.

Thanks Anthony Must get the Velocity stem back on it to keep it as original as poss. It's sat in a box somewhere... :roll:
Always loved the colour schemes on these early Konas......would love an Explosif too but that would be expensive if i could find one....

 

[Anthony]

Always loved the colour schemes on these early Konas......would love an Explosif too but that would be expensive if i could find one....

More similarities than differences - influenced by Paul Brodie and made by Paul Brodie