Kona Cinder Cone 1994: Ugly Duckling

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Before I bought it I had never seen a grey 1994 Cinder Cone before. I've called it Ugly Duckling because it was indeed ugly and cignets are grey. Now it is time to make it look like a swan - though I'm not painting it white!

On eBay, it was described as a 'large mountain bike frame'. Clearly someone had had a go at upgrading and had converted it to 9 speed. Cycle mechanics weren't their forte and it was in a bit of a state mechanically. :facepalm: Still, they had the foresight to grease the seat post, and with the help of LGF's bottom bracket removal method it all came apart relatively easily. I need to re-fit the lower race of the headset and get building. A Velocity stem is on it's way in the post along with some straddle wires and a set of cantis. I think I have everything to build it up - after I've robbed my ride to work bike of its retro parts and fitted the 9 speed this came with that is

I've never owned a Kona between 1991 and 2005 so it'll be an interesting comparison to my 1989 and 1990 models.

SP

 

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[doctorstewie]

That colour looks quite classy. Pity about the stem, but hey ho
Is that an 18?

 

[al-onestare]

I think you're being a bit over-critical with the paintwork. A deep cleanse, autosol polish with a wax finish should bring it up well. It's not a common colour over here either. The black and silver schema could look really stealth-like with some decent components.

 

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Why DO kids get up so early? I even let them stay up later last night in the hope I'd get a lie in :x Anyway, while Postman Pat is on, here's an update. A quick PM to Raidan73 procured a stem and a set of cantis and some eBaying and a trip to Halfords got the rest - all in time for the weekend The parts cost more than the bike though :facepalm: Saturday morning as the sun rises the Duckling looks a bit better - certainly more retro, and my station hack is now running 9 speed, which is a bonus.

doctorstewie: It's a 19"

al-onestare: Friday I night T-Cut all over then Autoglym wax polished, Impact headset was re-sprayed and alloy seat clamp and dog collar polished up.

SP

 

[yeti_bomb]

Pretty sweet bike

 

[Ollie]

Looks good .

 

[dirttorpedo]

Nice. I like the grey.

 

[haggis]

No such thing as an ugly Kona. Except maybe the '95 Hei Hei with the non-Kona geometry of course.

 

[Plus one]

I see no ugly duckling !! Lovely looking rig there sir carry on