Lava Dome is Finished!

[the_dark_horse]

I finally got my forest green 94 Lava Dome.

I remember that 94 Lava Dome with really fond memories. A couple of the local riders had them when I got into biking... on a Raleigh Activator! Never thought I would see the day when I had a bike of a similar quality! Thanks for the memory there, and Im deffo with everyone else - that is an awesome retro-bike you have built up there

 

[Elev12k]

WOW :shock: ...that's a joy for the eye. Nice build.

Somewhat bigger and it could very well as desktop image

 

[aphex2k]

i have the same cranks. what did u use to give em that shine?

 

[ridevintagemtb]

I used this stuff called Brasso... applied thin and polished with a dremel tool.

 

[gradeAfailure]

In a word - WOW.

Oh, and now I want to live in Durango...!

 

[guybe]

I had to have another look at this bike, can see why this bike is so beautiful, awesome background too.

 

[cannondale king]

i love it but you could have used a better chain and free wheel like an shimano hg70 grade chain and free wheel in same sort of grade sorry im trying to stop myself going over to the dark side that is kona

 

[haggis]

i love it but you could have used a better chain and free wheel like an shimano hg70 grade chain and free wheel in same sort of grade sorry im trying to stop myself going over to the dark side that is kona

Resistance is Futile :twisted:

 

[mattbrown]

I cant see the photos, but i owned a 94 lava dome, sweet little machine, i bought mine of a school mate, who had only had it for about 4 months before selling it, got it for £350 quid, not bad for a near mint kona at the time, i added risers (people did laugh at the cow horns????) and halson inversion forks, etc, and then sold on 2 years later for £370, if it had been a bigger size i would have still kept it

 

[ridevintagemtb]

Cool, someone dug this thread out of the basement.

Danny, had I begun this project yesterday rather than a year and half ago, I would have done alot of things different other than the paint. This was my first attempt at a build/resto/whatever. I really had no idea how it was going to turn out, I simply grabbed whatever I thought looked cool at the time. Turned out pretty good I guess The pictures really do not do the paint justice. It's so bright in real life.

Other than adding the matching wheelset, this bike has pretty much stayed the same since. A total snapshot of the bike I wanted when I was 15.