[Konabumm]

So this Sat. I was getting ready to head out on a training ride with my teammates and Kim told me that she was going to take little Mancil to hit up some yard sales. I asked her to keep an eye out of any "old" road bikes. I would like to restore one.

So a few hours later I get home and I see a bike seat peaking out from the window of her CRV. I'm thinking to myself there is no way she found a cool bike.

Well here is want she bought

She paid a wooping $13 SWEET.....

I put a chain on it and everything works..

Kimberly gets Great Wife points for this!!!!

 

[stosh]

awesome man!!
It's steel right?

 

[robdamanii]

NICE! Your wife has good taste.

 

[Konabumm]

awesome man!!
It's steel right?

Steel is Real..... Yes it is-I've never had a steel bike.

 

[dogwonder]

$13?!?! Candidate for find of the year! Make it a singlespeed, that would be pretty cool...

 

[rpk1988]

Single speed that bike. That is what I did with an old Stumpjumper. Sweet.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Those barends alone are worth $13! Nice score.

 

[stosh]

Steel is Real..... Yes it is-I've never had a steel bike.

clipless SPD pedals and everything.

Leave it stock!
I love my steel HT.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Even an Avid Rollamajig! This deal gets better all the time.

 

[Wumpus]

SS are just a fad.

 

[jimmydean]

Either ss, or some minor upgrades. A rockin' dea; either way!

 

[Konabumm]

I am leaning towards keeping her stock. The fork has gotta go but everything else is in pretty good condition. I do need to replace the cables.

 

[TreeSaw]

AWESOME find She should get extra bonus points

 

[Echo]

Dude that is awesome!

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

Steel is Real..... Yes it is-I've never had a steel bike.

actually i have been hearing that it's fake...

 

[Konabumm]

AWESOME find She should get extra bonus points

Yeah, I don't think she realizes that I think this is properly the best gift she has ever gotten me.

This Friday we are dropping the little guy off and spending the day together "my treat"

 

[Konabumm]

for anyone that cares, Kona emailed me back yesterday. It's a 1994 - not as old as I thought but still pretty old

 

[splat]

for anyone that cares, Kona emailed me back yesterday. It's a 1994 - not as old as I thought but still pretty old

That fork looks newer than 94 !

 

[Konabumm]

I'm not sure about the fork. But they said the frame was 94

 

[pixelninja]

I'm not sure about the fork. But they said the frame was 94

That's sweet! I would agree that its a '94. I still have my '94 Lava Dome. I REALLY wanted the Cinder Cone because I loved the burnt orange color, but could only afford the Lava Dome at the time. I think I might still have their '94 catalog laying around.

$13???? I hate you.

edit: I have plans to turn my Lava Dome into a 1x9, and I think you should do the same. But first, you need to get rid of that fork and replace it with a Kona Project 2 rigid fork.

 

[DRB]

If the bike is a 94 then fork is not orginial. The fork is a 96 and you need to check it before you ride it. The drop offs on those had a bad habit of snapping off.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96114.html

 

[pixelninja]

If the bike is a 94 then fork is not orginial. The fork is a 96 and you need to check it before you ride it. The drop offs on those had a bad habit of snapping off.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96114.html

If I remember correctly, the '94 Cinder Cone was sold with a rigid P2 fork.

 

[Konabumm]

you need to get rid of that fork and replace it with a Kona Project 2 rigid fork.

thank is the best idea I have heard all day: I approve

 

[Konabumm]

If the bike is a 94 then fork is not orginial. The fork is a 96 and you need to check it before you ride it. The drop offs on those had a bad habit of snapping off.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96114.html

thanks for the link. I have a few old forks laying around but none of them that take canti brakes.