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@Ian Raleigh If I identified correctly there seems to be a small bump just above the lug in the back and some type of volume seen in a variation of the shadow tone on the left of it. I don't know if I saw it, but at least I think so. :) Did you weld a new seat-post extension or did the frame...

@ Ian Raleigh I see what you mean. At the moment the 350mm seatpost does not have the limit mark exposed, and goes about 1cm under the bottom of the top tube weld than on the first photos I've posted. Hopefully there will not be any problem until I buy a new one or repair the 400mm BBB I have...

Re: Re: Thanks! :D I know it's not a top of the line bike, but it's common for people that entered more recently into MTB and barely seen a steel MTB to stare a little to it when we cross. The only steel bicycles usually seen are the extremely cheap and in terrible condition ones used...

Just found this in a Kona Owners Manual. I think the manual is from 2016 which may invalidate the information regarding a 1996 frame, but it specifies that a seatpost minimum insertion should not exceed the top of the seat-tube. Anyway, several of the current Konas look a lot like the ones from...

Finding a frame like this one in size 20" in Portugal will be almost impossible. In the last years I've seen less than 10 Konas from the 90's on sale in the main site people sell here and they were all size 18". Recently I saw two Cinder cones and a Sex One or two. But few bikes are in...

@half cog and mynchiboy (and others too) But if the bottom of the seatpost is under the bottom weld of the top tube, what difference does it make for it to be longer in terms of the frame? Considering that the seat-stays support the backward movement of the seatpost (no matter the length), and...

(Rant mode on) Today I was reminded again why I hate so much going into Bike Shops these days. Went into one and asked if they had 27.0 seatposts and the imbecile behind the counter guaranteed me that 27.0 seatposts do not exist and that he knew because the shop has 20 years, bla, bla bla. Well...

@al-onestare No, I haven't tried a bigger frame. I own this frame since 1998 and it's the only bike I've owned since then. Looking back maybe it would have been better to by a size 20 instead of the 19 although with the current setup it feels great. Plus, in Portugal it's almost impossible to...

Hi! I've searched the web for this question (read some discussions on here too) but I'm needing some particular advice in my case. I've got a 1996 steel Kona Lava Dome and my seatpost broke at the clamp area (BBB Hightower 400mm), so I've decided to use one I had from the 90's. I've used...

Re: Thanks for all your answers so far, despite I think I'll have to continue to whisper the name of Kona. Better that, than to invent a strange pronounce and look even goofier. :D There's a particular Kona model that sounds like a MEGA-MEGA insult in Portuguese, which is the KU. So, a Kona...

Hi! I know this may seem a strange question, but in fact it has some relevance for Kona owners in a Portuguese speaking country... You see, Kona in Portuguese and read in the Portuguese way sounds exactly like the C word referring to the female genitalia, in the exact same slang meaning as...

Re: Re: Well, the seller is asking for 27€, but I would probably need to buy the derailleur hanger and screw because I don't see them in the pictures. So, in the end it would cost about 40€. Is this a good price? One of the reasons to buy it would not only be the weight but because it's a...

Re: That's strange because I see them. I'll try again.

Hi! This is my first post on retrobike, but I've been coming to this great site for years because I love retro mountain bikes, since I still ride a 1996 Kona Lava Dome (although anything but period correct). The creativity and imagination have yet to be surpassed from what we've seen in the...