1994 Cinder Cone and Kilauea, 1993 Hahanna

Hi,
New to this forum, thought it cool that so many folks are in to their old bikes.
I've had a Cinder Cone since 1994 - was my first real mtn bike. I'd drooled over Kona bikes for years previous, and was ecstatic about my new ride. I still love the metallic orange color. You'll see that the bike has been loved, and it has a ton of battle scars. I've been through a million drivetrains, seatposts, etc. Used it for mtn biking for years, but also as a commuter. With the exception of a few vacations out of the country, I can say that I've probably ridden my bici ever week several times a week since I got it. My first rack broke two years ago after faithful service since 1989. At that point I decided to build up the single speed iteration, and I've been really happy with it.
I bought the 94 Kilauea off ebay in 2006 from some person who'd f'd up the dropouts by grinding them for a s.s. conversion :!: But it was a good deal, and those dropouts can be replaced. Does anyone have experience with that?
The Hahanna was my brother's, and he isn't as much a bike nerd as me. It sat on his front porch for years, gathering dust and rust, and he was fortunate that it was never stolen. He moved and I adopted it, taking apart in the hopes of rebuilding it into a touring rig. B/c it's an 18-in it'll be better suited for that purpose - my CC and Kil are both 17-in.
Another photo shows my roadie and Yeti. Love them, too.
Well, enough writing for now.
Cheers.
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Welcome to rb.......how do you rate the Brooks?....I have one next to me to fit tomorrow.....

Welcome to RB.

Same Kilauea as mine...such an awesome bike.

the brooks b17 special is what it is. have had it for 6 years or so, still breaking it in. some times i like other times no. really heavy, and the leather doesn't like salty coastal air. i use the proofide or whatever every once in a while.

the kilauea is killer. only prob as i mentioned is that i have to get the dropouts replaced. i've communicated with a few frame repair folks to get an idea of the cost. it might be prohibitive, but it needs to be done to make it safe again.
although the kil is a higher end frame, i just don't have the same connection with it as with my cinder cone. my cc used to be my commuter, but i thought that it would really suck if it got stolen - i'd cry. so the kil is my commuter until i can afford to build it into my geared hardtail. since riding the yeti, i've been missing a hardtail steel bike, and the cc single speed isn't really for epic rides, at least not in my book, mostly b/c it lacks a suspended fork.