marge602
Retro Guru
Hello. This is my '92 Cinder Cone frame. I've owned it, on and off, from pretty much new. I acquired it during a pre Internet swap for a Zaskar frame(and a pile of cash) in early 1993. I built it up straight away, and still recall how well it rode.
A few years later I stripped it down cos I needed the parts for another bike. I resurrected it again in the early 2000s, and gave it the green rattle can paint job it just about still has. I bought some rigid straight bladed box crown forks, which suited it down to the ground. I built it up into a sort of on/off road bike with road transmission, but flat bars and skinny Conti Twisters. Again I was struck by how well it rode.
Upon deciding I would relocate to where I currently live, I thought thinning out the bike fleet would be a good idea and dismantled the Cinder Cone and flogged it to a mate of mine. Several years later I met up with another mate who told me he currently owned the same Kona frame and fork, as the first mate was about to take it to the tip! Obviously I had to retrieve it as soon as possible.
Since then, it's been sat in the loft, for another couple of years. Whilst I obviously can't sell it, I'm not really sure what to do with it. My '95 Kilauea is my 'go to' MTB, built up with M750 XT, Fox forks, Easton finishing kit and modern rims and tyres. I have a '92 Fire Mountain project on the go, which I intend to be as close to its original spec as possible. I just have to track down a few more parts for it.
But what to do with the CC? Thought I'd post it up on RB to see what people might think. There's no point doing either a resto or a retromod, cos I already ( just about)
have one of each. I'll definitely get it painted/powdered in its original red, but all I can come up with is a slightly vague idea to put some modern components and discs on it. Even then I'm not convinced, cos I think modern kit looks rubbish, and don't particularly like disc brakes much! However, the aforementioned forks are disc and rim brake ready, so maybe you can see where I'm coming from. Any ideas?
Regards
Marge
A few years later I stripped it down cos I needed the parts for another bike. I resurrected it again in the early 2000s, and gave it the green rattle can paint job it just about still has. I bought some rigid straight bladed box crown forks, which suited it down to the ground. I built it up into a sort of on/off road bike with road transmission, but flat bars and skinny Conti Twisters. Again I was struck by how well it rode.
Upon deciding I would relocate to where I currently live, I thought thinning out the bike fleet would be a good idea and dismantled the Cinder Cone and flogged it to a mate of mine. Several years later I met up with another mate who told me he currently owned the same Kona frame and fork, as the first mate was about to take it to the tip! Obviously I had to retrieve it as soon as possible.
Since then, it's been sat in the loft, for another couple of years. Whilst I obviously can't sell it, I'm not really sure what to do with it. My '95 Kilauea is my 'go to' MTB, built up with M750 XT, Fox forks, Easton finishing kit and modern rims and tyres. I have a '92 Fire Mountain project on the go, which I intend to be as close to its original spec as possible. I just have to track down a few more parts for it.
But what to do with the CC? Thought I'd post it up on RB to see what people might think. There's no point doing either a resto or a retromod, cos I already ( just about)
have one of each. I'll definitely get it painted/powdered in its original red, but all I can come up with is a slightly vague idea to put some modern components and discs on it. Even then I'm not convinced, cos I think modern kit looks rubbish, and don't particularly like disc brakes much! However, the aforementioned forks are disc and rim brake ready, so maybe you can see where I'm coming from. Any ideas?
Regards
Marge
