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‘97 Kona Cindercone enjoying the black hambleton hills

I’m not sure how you are supposed to secure the brake hose on a pace rc36 fork but I wasn’t happy about using a zip tie so I knocked up a new spacer for the bridge. That’s better than a zip tie, I do love the scrap bin at work. I’ll make it prettier when I strip Cinders down for decals and lacquer.

Thanks mate, much appreciated 👍

I should have put this thread in readers bikes, does anyone know a way to transfer it all?

Wow 🤩 that is stunning!! Good work sir 👍

This might work, minimal paint damage from welding, decals will survive. Brackets need some work or a redesign …… A winter project maybe 🤔

That’s looks great, love the saddle match 👍

Happy days, I’d like to find a Ritchey saddle, Rizer bars and some skewers and if possible a Ritchey seat post. I’ve got the Ritchey headset and will refit that but probably when I’ve refurbished the Rockshox Indy’s. The Pace RC36’s from my Stumpjumper look ok for now. I just want some sunny...

A few paint touch ups in the wrong shade of blue will keep rust at bay and tidy it up while I try and find a better match. Turned out quite nicely……

A few hours spent stripping it down, t-cut, polish and wax and it really has got its lustre back. A lovely colour. The Rockshox Indy C’s need paint, decals and servicing but I’ll deal with those later. Everything else is very tidy, the braking surface on the rims has no wear and even has some of...

Later that same day a Quick Look on eBay for some Ritchey handlebars and these two beauties were listed with the same seller and an actual 10 miles from work. A 16” and a 17”, for sale as a pair but he decided he would sell them individually. Yay 🥳 A pair of ‘98 models he kept on his campervan...

Someone drilled an off centre hole in the seatstay bridge with what looks like a masonry drill bit, not yay 😫 but I’d been collecting XT M739 bits and the paintwork looked fantastic after a couple of hours of t cut, polish and wax and i didn’t fancy my chances of finding another 17 so …

17” Rockhopper’s are like buses. You search for ages and then several turn up…eBay showed a silver ‘99 Nitanium fs 17” 10 miles from work so buy it now and arrange to collect. For some reason eBay thought London was 10 miles from Catterick so a bit of negotiating with the seller and a bare...

Hi and thanks, I love my shed lol No the contraption didn’t work. The threaded bar was m14 and I still snapped two of them. God only knows what kind of pressure I had on that post but my guess would be a lot. I will use caustic on it next… I’m afraid the contraption is back in the skip at work...

Spring 1997 I bought a Marin Palisades Trail, Burnished silver alloy frame and yellow rigid fork. A first for me was A-Head and V Brakes, what a bike but it wasn’t to be, stolen a month later. I was devastated and skint but my father decided to buy me a replacement, bless him. This time a steel...

That’s really pretty and what a great touring bike. You need some sunshine, time off work and a tour planning……

Cheers Matti 🙏 I can’t take any credit, I bought it as is. I’m looking forward to getting it out as soon as I find a way to break it to her indoors…..

My mum says you’re a bad influence on me and Mrs Lostcause isn’t too happy with you either or at least she won’t be when she finds out what I’ve brought home now. Anyway inspired by you, this happened

17” Specialized rockhopper fs Ritchey Nitanium ‘98-‘99 , 2215g

you could always paint the forks, shame to do that as they look in superb condition or perhaps some carbon lower forks like Pace… not that I encourage that kind of behaviour and Mrs Lostcause definitely wouldn’t!!!