My Kona Cinder Cone 2001

mikeyj28

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http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/562/kona1.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3447/kona2.jpg

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Here is my Kona Cinder Cone from 2001 which i am still running and have upgraded quite a few parts from stock. The bike is pretty light and i think i can get it lighter by changing the rear wheel & changing the cranks.

Any suggestions to improvements are greatly welcomed & of course your opinions of my ride.

Frame: 7005 Aluminium Double Butted
Forks: Rock Shox Reba Race 2009 100mm
Bars: Prodigy Race Face Alloy Low Riser
Stem:
Headset: Cane Creek
Grips: Specialized Lock On White
Bar Ends: Carbon BAr Ends

Front Brake Lever assy: Juicy 5
Front disc: Avid Juicy 5 185mm
Rear Brake Lever assy: Shimano LX
Rear Brake: Shimano XT V Brake 2009

Shifters: SRAM X9 2008
Cables: X9
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Rear Mech: SRAM X7 2009

Seat: Charge Knife
Seat Post: Easton EC70 Shimano XTR
Seat Post Clamp: Salsa

Cranks: Shimano Deore (2003)
Chain: Shimano XT
Cassette: Shimano Deore
Pedals: Shimano M520 spd

Front Wheel: Mavic XC717
Rim: 717
Spokes: Double Butted
Hub: Shimano XT
Tube: Continental
Tire: Panaracer Razer 2.1

Back Wheel: Mavic D521
Rim: D521
Hub: Deore
Tube: Continental
Tire: Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1

Weight: 24.47lbs

scottbowlby

Pictures would be a bonus

mikeyj28

scottbowlby wrote:

Pictures would be a bonus

Hopefully they are up & running & if not then any help to get them up would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

invader

that red tyre is an eyesore ! slx crank would be a bonus and a black seatpost.

mikeyj28

invader wrote:

that red tyre is an eyesore ! slx crank would be a bonus and a black seatpost.

Haha yes it is a bit of an eyesore. I'm not too inclined to change the seatpost as the one i'm running with is pretty light in comparison with a Thomson & does the job well. Black does look better than the ball burnish/silver seat post though.

How much would i save in weight by changing to an SLX crank? Is performance that much less than an XT?

Paul 8v

There's not too much in it as far as I can remember, my mate has SLX and I've got the XT, the quality of the SLX is very good and it's a fair bit cheaper too

jacob2910

it only has one disc

Paul 8v

Good job it's on the front then

mikeyj28

jacob2910 wrote:

it only has one disc

Yes it only has one disc. It is not a mistake at all! The frame was not designed to run discs on the rear. It only has V-brake bosses.

I have put a disc on the front and run V's on the back. I find the V's to be ok but wqhen the rear wheel goes through wet mud then braking isn't the best with the V. In the dry though it is great & has the bonus of being light too.

joshtp

get some magura HS33's with the EVO adaptor so you can run them on the v-bosses for some more rear brake ooomph, apart from that, its a really, really nice ride...

mikeyj28

joshtp/mbukman wrote:

get some magura HS33's with the EVO adaptor so you can run them on the v-bosses for some more rear brake ooomph, apart from that, its a really, really nice ride...

Thanks very much

It does ride well and i am happy with it. Although i am after a disc compatible frame as for some reason i am drawn to a rear disc. Looking for a Kula, Giant XTC or Stumpy frame & transfer all my parts over.
Maybe it is a thing of wishing for what i don't have (like a rear disc).