Recent content by contadino

Best treat this as taken. 👍

Not sure yet, but before end-Nov probably. I have a few more photos and I can obvs take photos of it now if necessary. I've just been through my parts crate and there's a fair few of original bits in there like toe clips and suede saddle. I say original - I bought this bike in about 2000 because...

Hello, Would anybody be interested in this 1980 Raleigh Record Ace? I disassembled it before moving house 5 years ago with the intention of getting it resprayed but the resprayer went out of business and the project stalled. I'm now getting set to move house again and I don't want to take it...

That's very tidy. Nice.

That's a total beauty. You should be very proud. Although after all these years I've just realised that I had a Stratos rather than an Olympus.

Bobbin Loving that Bobbin. Would be very interested to hear feedback after a seasons riding.

Re: '99 Hei Hei Ti - update 4-Nov That is a thing of beauty.

So I'm on the look-out for a Kona. Spotted these two on eBay, either of which pretty much fit the bill perfectly for me, but logistics are proving to be an issue....Wonder if any of you folks are interested... Explosif stripped to be a commuter. 1x-something or other. Somewhere out in deepest...

Oops.. I put something in the post '98 wanted bit on the off-chance. Thanks. :-)

Hello, I'm not sure if it's appropriate to look for a whole bike this way, and what I'm after crosses the 1998 date line, but I'll post this up on the off chance... I'm looking for a Kona Cinder Cone. Any date from mid-90's until 2001 really. It doesn't need to be stock, and I can't afford...

Wow. Over the last 3 or 4 days, I've worked through this whole thread with increasing envy. The result is that I've set my sights on getting another Kona. I used to have a Cinder Cone (from 2000 I think) which got nicked. It was just a phenomenal bike that felt like nothing else I've ever...

Sorry to pester you, but could you give me a pointer on your chainset? Did you mod a 3 chainring set, or buy a special one? Can you just strip two of the chainrings from a run of the mill chainset, or would that line up all wrong and throw the chain a lot?

That's pretty much bang on what I'm aiming for. So what's the rear mech on that, and what shifters?

Struck lucky tonight. It's called a 1X setup. Details here.. http://oldglorymtb.com/how-to-build-mou ... 1x10-1x11/ Only snag now is how to do it using pre-2000 bits...

Hello you lot, I've been lurking/leering over these boards for a few months now, having recently got back onto my bike with a vengeance. Over the years I've had a big heavy Giant, a couple of juicy Oranges, an awesome 2003 Kona Cinder Cone, and my current ride a 2005 Claud Butler Cape Wrath...