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Also have a suntour roller cam brake I may put on there, just for giggles

Fun with stickers. Not so much fun with pedals -- acquired some Spesh Flag cranks with craptacular "Wellgo" pedals fused in. Multiple freeze/heat cycles broke em loose, finally. Wife caught me pulling them out of freezer. Note to self

That's in.

Be advised, as you make these changes it'll affect the weight distribution on the bike -- higher and shorter the stem the more to the rear your center of gravity will be. To me, it feels like I start to lose "bite" in the turns and want to wheelie on uphills. As you mess around with it you'll...

^i like those inner bar ends, thing about putting some on-one nubs in the same spot. Wifey is running sql inners on her flat bar and loves em

I got an Oddity Razorbar. Handlebars are expensive these days, wasn't that much more for custom. Could be great for loaded touring in extreme terrain. Me, I just think it looks cool. Illustration 3. I ran Jones Bars for a long time on my singlespeed, I generally like the "wheelbarrow" hand...

Going Rivendell-style for version 2.0 handlebars. Was gonna wrap the bars but I love the finish, plus it matches the silver on the frame. Couple of stickers now. Why is it, when you don't need a Sachs New Success front derailleur, they are everywhere. When you need one, crickets. Found one in...

Here's what ChatGPT 4o had to say. Classic 1990 Kona Cindercone Mountain Bike - Meticulously Maintained Original Experience the pinnacle of early 90s mountain biking technology with this vintage 1990 Kona Cindercone. This model is revered for its craftsmanship and durability, featuring...

The pedal cages came out well. XT pedals are so awesome, those things are still silky

I75 makes my knees hurt, 170 doesn't so I can definitely feel that difference. Haven't tried 172.5. Between 170 and 165, I dunno. It's not like I'm trying to squeeze every single Joule out of the thing, ymmv Back when I had a single-speed 29er I did notice the difference between 175 and 165...

Purchase thread here Unfortunately the original paint was not salvageable. My powdercoater could have reproduced the fade but I like the white better. Have a "Handcrafted" sticker to avoid confusion. He did a good job. Original rims didn't have much life in em, which is fine, the black will...

Cuz they are awesome. Especially if you're buying vintage parts, they pretty much last forever, near as I can tell. Mainly because they are simple, but also because they have very little plastic except for some of the bushings. Makes you feel connected to the bike, makes you appreciate the...

Agree re: mid/late 90's. Among other things, some manufacturers, Kona included, were lengthening their rigid forks a bit to 410mm to accommodate the (then) ~65mm sus forks. Those frames will take an 80mm sus fork -- it'll slack out the geometry a tiny bit, which is fine with me, I think those...

New Success cranks are pretty. Got the wrong doggone front derailleur, other than that Version 2.0 is close to done.

Oh wait, got the offer over the other frame I was lusting after ... The presumed Viner. Also nos, fillet brazed. This one, unknown steel but can't be all bad, at 2600g frame and fork