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As is usually the case, I went to my local bike charity/shop to donate some parts and frames in an effort to clear my garage and reclaim a little space and then came back with more bits. In this case, I was taken with a dirty but very original looking Cinder Cone. I've always loved the look of these with the thin tubes and splatter paint jobs so against my better judgement it came home with me.

I got it home, pumped up the very cracked tyres and rode it round the block. Looking over it, it seemed like it was pretty much period correct. The tyres were mis-matched with a Kona tyre on the front and a Farmer John on the back but everything else looked as it would have done when it was bought new from Dentons Cycles back in the day. Really all that I wanted to do was give it a bit of a sympathetic 'oily rag' resto so that it retained some patina but was still usable so it went back home and within a couple of weeks it was in bits.

I stripped it down and cleaned everything up that I could as well as giving the frame a good dose of T-cut. The old saddle was rotten but I had a Hinault Turbo in my parts bin which really suits it nicely. The old foam grips were crusty and past their use by date so I threw on a pair of ODI longnecks. Finally for tyres I got a set of black Smoke and Darts but these will probably make way for a skinwall set at some point. End result is this:

Yeah but I guess the visual difference to signify yours being the GMT is the dual colour bezel with the 24hr counter.

As much as like the idea of the GMT, I do like that mine flies under the radar a bit more.

I'm really impressed with it. @ChainBreaker

Could do Steiney Saturdays/Sundays @packet yours looks nice. Not seen one of their subs with that dial and those hands before

Happy Friday. Been wearing this non stop since getting it last weekend

Great looking watch, hopefully Steinhart get it sorted under warranty.

I got the non-GMT 42mm so will keep an eye on the bezel lume

Thanks for the tip. Was hoping for somewhere today though as we leave on Monday

Not been on here in ages but hoping the hive mind can help. Down in London celebrating my 40th and my wife has bought me a Steinhart which I'd like to wear asap but the bracelet is looooong and I don't have any tools with me. We're staying in Kensington but will be around central later. Any reccos on where would be best to take it without having to loose an eye or kidney?

Love the look of these. Sounds like it'll be a great project with all those bits thrown on.

This looks great. Forks look super nice. Can I ask what they ended up costing once they'd arrived from Indonesia?

Lovely. Kona's of that period looked so racey

Cheers dude. Currently as it was when my pal got it and covered in some weird brown grime but should clean up ok. Just need to decide how to build it up now.

Both this and the f2000 are awesome. Proper iconic colourway with the Volvo sticker too. And I've always been a sucker for a lefty fork.

For wheels aside from older stuff that I still user I've got a wheel with a Halo White line rim which I quite like the look of. They aren't too pricey either.
For tyres I've gone with the ever popular billy bonkers and some maxxis DTH for commuting duties. I think I prefer the schwalbes.

Just got this Donohue from a friend who had bought the full bike from the local bike co-op to use for parts on another frame. This was too small for him so knowing I can't turn bikes down its ended up with me. No tube sticker though and cable routing on the top of the BB has me stumped for a rough age and what it might be made out of. Any ideas?

Cheers @MartinOJ

What are you using the bike for? Commuting/Grav/Full on MTB adventures?

man, wish this was a bit smaller. looks great fun. GLWS

Yep would agree with this. Serotta are very underrated when it comes to their fadezzzzz

Sounds like it's going to be a great build. As for paint, surely the answer is always sick fadez?

One of the main driving forces of getting the Clockwork Anniversary I had was that I loved the segmented F7 fork. When I sold it I had thought about keeping the fork but thought it would be a shame to split them up. Recently found someone selling an F7 fork which had a steerer that was the right length so they've now gone on to the GT. Feel like this is near its final form now.

My pub/errand/supermarket bike updated

Saw the frame and wheels the other day Nef. It's going to be a super nice build

Perfect! This thread doesn't help though in my want for a motorbike :'-(

Readers - though probably a stretch to call it a mountain bike it seemed more fitting in here than the SSMTB thread

A new entry - Sunn Bmix

Ever since I saw one of these in Dirt or MBUK I really wanted to own one at some point. I'd known of a chap that had owned one for years and had always said that at some point I wanted to buy it off him and after literally years of talking to him about it I finally went and got it. It had been replaced in his garage with a Fairdale so this had sat unused and a bit unloved but it was exactly what I wanted - a chrome one with original, mostly intact decals and with a few choice upgrades. I swapped around some parts with the Redline, bought some extra bits, rummaged through my parts stash and within the space of a weekend had it exactly as I wanted it.

Spec is:
199(7/8/9 - not quite sure) Sunn Bmix
SE Landing Gear Forks
Profile race cranks with Ti axle and Profile Tri Fan sprocket
Profile hubs on Mavic Rims with Maxxis DTHs
Fairdale MX-6 Bars
DX V-Brake
Sunday top load stem
Brand X inline post
San Marco Rolls seat
S&M Padset

I have a set of DX pedals to replace the Odyssey Jim C's that are on it but once they are swapped this will be done and I hope to keep it forever!

Surly Straggler - Although not that new now, since my last update this has now had a set of wheels built for it which was kind of the final piece of the puzzle. I went with a used set of Hope Pro 2's laced to Velocity Cliffhangers. Latterly as a bit of an experiment I squeezed on a pair of 44c WTB Riddlers which barely fit but ride nicely and I really like the look of them so they'll probably stay until they cause problems. This will probably need a drivetrain refresh over winter but aside from that is largely "done" (famous last words).