Back in the late 80s I had a friend with a Kona. Was pretty special at the time and the group of MTB friends were all jealous as hell. This was in U.K and I remember Kona making quite an impact on the MTB scene. Muddy Fox were widely seen as the premium bikes along with Specialized, a Stumpjumer gave you special kudos back then. I had a Marin. There were no trail parks so we just rode around forests and got shouted at by walkers and farmers etc. Good memories.
Nice… I had a Trek 830 single track & my mate had a Marin Bear Valley. I actually have this exact Cindercone set up as my single speed for buzzing around the village / taking camping bike. 👍
Perfect! I have similar kona joe murray. The grease port is real talking point-keep it, I kept mine. The ‘velocity’ components are worn but work great. I did swap out the brakes for v brakes. I went 1x for efficiency and I had a lug brazed on the rear to accommodate the V. brake-as the cantilevers woud not stop me. A timeless classic in the days of carbon ebikes with pressfit bb’s.😊
Found a pair of Project 2 Joe Murray forks nearby a few dumpsters …well it was attached to a 1992 Diamondback ascent EX with a snapped chainstay tube and a California bicycle registration plate that expired in 1995… I’m way up north in Canada , man imagine if bikes could tell stories oh my.
I had a yellow one. I paid for it 90 euros and was in good conditions... i used to borrow it to my father who ruined its paint then i sold it for 80 euros... i hated that bike, heavy as hell..
I tried to keep it as factory spec as possible, which is why we used the original Suntour XC Expert BB with grease port. I thought given that it was a 90s bike I would try and find some music that sounded from the era. so not AI, but yes that was my intent. Hope you liked the video. Thanks for watching.
That P2 steer is not long enough. There's not even two threads of engagement with the headset. The Impact headset clamp bolt doesn't tighten anything with that little thread engagement, and the clamp is susceptible to cracking there now.
Thanks for watching. You are not quite right though. The steerer comes almost to the top of the adjustment ring. It may look short but remember that the fork was only resting before being preloaded. Bear in mind also that this is the original unmodified fork that was on this frame and is as it left the factory.
This is an ideal ultimate bicycle concept. The only thing I am not sure is 3X system, because 1X is obviously better. Or maybe am I missing something here?
Nice video, beautiful restoration. You have inspired me to do a similar job on my Cindercone which looks almost identical but in Black. If only I could manage it in the 7 minutes shown here 😀 It is shown in this video at 1 minute ua-cam.com/video/Vq-ePHrKlI4/v-deo.html I just need to work out how to peel my Velocity sticker off the stem so I can repaint it, I think the frame is fine without a repaint. Still has the original front tyre! They are beautiful bikes, I love the Suntour group set and the old style headset.
luscious throw back Jewels are flashing timelessness
3 13 2023
Great to see the old bikes.
Back in the late 80s I had a friend with a Kona. Was pretty special at the time and the group of MTB friends were all jealous as hell. This was in U.K and I remember Kona making quite an impact on the MTB scene. Muddy Fox were widely seen as the premium bikes along with Specialized, a Stumpjumer gave you special kudos back then. I had a Marin. There were no trail parks so we just rode around forests and got shouted at by walkers and farmers etc. Good memories.
Nice… I had a Trek 830 single track & my mate had a Marin Bear Valley. I actually have this exact Cindercone set up as my single speed for buzzing around the village / taking camping bike. 👍
Perfect! I have similar kona joe murray. The grease port is real talking point-keep it, I kept mine. The ‘velocity’ components are worn but work great. I did swap out the brakes for v brakes. I went 1x for efficiency and I had a lug brazed on the rear to accommodate the V. brake-as the cantilevers woud not stop me. A timeless classic in the days of carbon ebikes with pressfit bb’s.😊
Beautiful bike
Perfect just perfect. Icing on the cake would be a set if Project 2 forks.
Found a pair of Project 2 Joe Murray forks nearby a few dumpsters …well it was attached to a 1992 Diamondback ascent EX with a snapped chainstay tube and a California bicycle registration plate that expired in 1995… I’m way up north in Canada , man imagine if bikes could tell stories oh my.
Have to love a Kona 🤩
What a beautiful build 👌👍
Thank you! 👍
What we doing next Lee the Dave Yates?... Great Stuff...
Proper old skool❤
I had a yellow one. I paid for it 90 euros and was in good conditions... i used to borrow it to my father who ruined its paint then i sold it for 80 euros... i hated that bike, heavy as hell..
Muy linda😮
Nice clean bike but why not a cartridge BB? Was that music so fangled AI Smashing Pumpkins /Nirvana elevator music.
I tried to keep it as factory spec as possible, which is why we used the original Suntour XC Expert BB with grease port.
I thought given that it was a 90s bike I would try and find some music that sounded from the era. so not AI, but yes that was my intent.
Hope you liked the video. Thanks for watching.
That P2 steer is not long enough. There's not even two threads of engagement with the headset. The Impact headset clamp bolt doesn't tighten anything with that little thread engagement, and the clamp is susceptible to cracking there now.
Thanks for watching. You are not quite right though. The steerer comes almost to the top of the adjustment ring. It may look short but remember that the fork was only resting before being preloaded. Bear in mind also that this is the original unmodified fork that was on this frame and is as it left the factory.
What fork is that?
Looks like the original project two forks. This was an awesome bike. Loved it and still miss it
I take it Equilibrium and Propulsion tires are discontinued. Had this back in 92 , cost me £600
Yep can’t even find second hand ones I’m afraid. Would love to get my hands on some.
This is an ideal ultimate bicycle concept. The only thing I am not sure is 3X system, because 1X is obviously better. Or maybe am I missing something here?
Does a fr derailleur intimidate you?
l love it.
Nice video, beautiful restoration. You have inspired me to do a similar job on my Cindercone which looks almost identical but in Black.
If only I could manage it in the 7 minutes shown here 😀
It is shown in this video at 1 minute
ua-cam.com/video/Vq-ePHrKlI4/v-deo.html
I just need to work out how to peel my Velocity sticker off the stem so I can repaint it, I think the frame is fine without a repaint.
Still has the original front tyre!
They are beautiful bikes, I love the Suntour group set and the old style headset.