Kona Cinder Cone 2005 ?

pirwin1
pirwin1 Posts: 248
edited December 2007 in MTB beginners
Is the Kona Cinder Cone (2005) a decent first bike for starting to get into MTB ?

Comments

  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    There are quite a few better bikes for the equivalent amount of money for the Kona (seen it from £400+)

    The forks on the Kona are not very good at all, undamped and will behave like a pogo stick!

    How much do you want to spend on a bike?
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    other than the forks....absoloutly beautiful........

    shame ...n 2002 they were OK
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • pirwin1
    pirwin1 Posts: 248
    I'm looking 2nd hand and only want to spend about £200 .
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    This is possibly the best new bike for £200 (well £224) bike there is at the mo, the Carrera Vulcan...

    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yrn_103670

    As for the second hand market you do need to have a keen eye for the good stuff as well as the bad stuff.
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  • This month's MBUK has a test for sub £500 bikes- Worth a look.
  • pirwin1
    pirwin1 Posts: 248
    cheers guys. I'll have a look in MBUK .