Kona Cinder Kone 1998

thumbs1976 · Feb 11, 2012

Just found a virtually unused 1998 Cinder Cone on eBay, still had the original Break and Enter tyres on it. Paid just over £100 got it home and cleaned it up then replaced a few bits before taking it on a proper ride in the Lakes in the snow. Rode really well but the v-brakes and basic forks slowed the descents, looking to upgrade as soon as possible.

shaun · Feb 11, 2012

Thats a very nice bike for only a hundred squids. You bought well! It looks very similar to my 1998 Kona Explosif, but yours looks like it was in far better condition than mine before I fully restored it. I know a lot of collectors like the earlier Konas, but when you ride these 1998 ones with suspension correct geometry, they just feel right!

coomber · Feb 11, 2012

shaun":6j21jdyk said:
I know a lot of collectors like the earlier Konas, but when you ride these 1998 ones with suspension correct geometry, they just feel right!

I may be wrong but I was pretty sure Kona used the same geometry from 1995-2000?

Anyways, nice Cindercone. Looks like Indy C's which are pretty basic. Follow the above example and get some Marzocchi Bombers will transform the ride.

shaun · Feb 11, 2012

coomber":3sbuqlpm said:
shaun":3sbuqlpm said:

I know a lot of collectors like the earlier Konas, but when you ride these 1998 ones with suspension correct geometry, they just feel right!

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I may be wrong but I was pretty sure Kona used the same geometry from 1995-2000?

Yes thats correct, earlier rigid fork ones are 1989-1994, later 70-80mm suspension correct ones are 1995-2000, thus a 1998 one falls into the later catagory.

haggis · Feb 11, 2012

Think it's '94 onwards has the suspension corrected geometry and was it not through and beyond the year 2000 they kept the same geometry?

thumbs1976 · Feb 12, 2012

The Explosif looks mint mate.

Tempted to swap the Reba forks from my Specialised FSR onto the kona, will this mess the geometry up too much?

thumbs1976 · Feb 12, 2012

thumbs1976":2qluzu4s said:
The Explosif looks mint mate.

Tempted to swap the Reba forks from my Specialised FSR onto the kona, will this mess the geometry up too much?

oops there 100mm

coomber · Feb 12, 2012

Give it a try but I would have thourght the axle crown will be longer and push front end up too high. Can comepensate with a stumpy short stem but might still be a bit long. Try it and see. If you have the forks already no loss if it feels weird. Rebas are exceptional forks.

Midorimage · Feb 12, 2012

If you want to upgrade the v-brakes, Avid Single Digit 7 Vs are pretty cheap and powerful. I replaced first generation XT with them and I am amazed at the difference.

haggis · Feb 13, 2012

I had 100mm forks on my '95 Kilauea with a 90mm stem and it was fine

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