Kona Cindercone Singlespeed Conversion
1996 Kona Cindercone
Icon Onyx
Rock Shox Indy XC/ FSA Orbit DL
Mavic Crossroc, Kenda Qwest
Mavic Crossroc, Kenda Qwest
Campagnolo Mirage/ Shimano BB
Fizik Nisene/ Icon Onyx
WTB/ SRAM PC-1
None
Shimano Deore V/ Curve OM
42/18 w/ Generic Chain Tensioner
I wanted a cheap bike that I could take around town and to the beach w/o needing to worry about theft, rust, etc. My neighbors had the broken-down almost all-original Kona going to waste (and rust) and I had a bunch of spare parts in my garage that needed a home. I stripped the frame down, and the only new parts needed were the crankset, chain, and headset; All other parts had a long life with lots of use and just needed cleaned up.
The frame was chemically stripped, sanded, Duplicolor Primer, Montana Cans painted and clearcoated. Love the color, but the durability is as you would expect- scratches during the build even. C'est la vie.
Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a "before" shot, this photo was taken while already imagining what was possible...