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Project Kona : Retro rebuild
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Posted 1 year ago #
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been wondering about doing something similar to my '95 Cindercone, although I'm tempted to half-modernise it and stick a threadless steerer on the forks. and maybe put new dropouts on for SS use...
Posted 1 year ago # -
That is all kinds of awesome
Posted 1 year ago # -
I bought a 2004 or 2005 Explosif as my very first 'proper' mountainbike. I loved the look of it, but it was spoiled by the ridiculous sliding dropouts - lovely slim seat and chainstays with a massive hunk of metal bolted on the end! Yours looks much much nicer
I don't think I ever 'got' the Explosif though. Was probably a bit steep and racy for a first bike, but it served me pretty well at the time.
Kona Explosif by Ginger F0x, on Flickr
Posted 1 year ago # -
That is absolutely stunning 40MPG. It still hurts when I think about the day a couple of years back when I phoned my old man:
Me: Dad, I'm up at the weekend, going to dig out the old ('94) Cinder Cone.
Dad: The what?
Me: The bronzy-orangy frame that's been hanging in the garage for about 15 years.
Dad: Oh that. Finally had a clear out last week, binned it. Threw out those old forks (Rock Shox Mag 21s) as well.Definitely fancy a retro build!
Posted 1 year ago # -
ooh eck that is proper nice. Maybe it's just me but bikes these days seem to fussy in comparison to bikes from the mid 90's (await 100 pics of a slingshot and a pro-flex to prove me wrong)
Posted 11 months ago # -
Oooooh, very very nice
Posted 11 months ago # -
That is a lovely thing. A pair of Joe Murray clips and straps is required. The ones with 2 straps per side for true authenticity
Posted 11 months ago #
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