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jez-4-bikes-max
 Post subject: Lavadome or Explosif?
PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:16 pm 
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Here's an interesting one...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kona-Lava-Do ... SwCXVdrc1u

1992 era Lavadome wearing the Explisof original paint

OR

1992 Explosif with Lavadome decals?

The frame state looks original so it could be either. Only way of knowing is seeing up close.
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al-onestare
 Post subject: Re:
PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:02 pm 
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Rack mounts points to Lava Dome.
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bluetomgold
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:02 pm 
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This is on my radar as it’s fairly local...
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jez-4-bikes-max
 Post subject: Re: Re:
PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:09 pm 
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al-onestare wrote:
Rack mounts points to Lava Dome.



No they don't.
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al-onestare
 Post subject: Re: Re:
PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:14 pm 
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jez-4-bikes-max wrote:
al-onestare wrote:
Rack mounts points to Lava Dome.



No they don't.


And that told me :shock:

(He's right, I'll crawl back to my 97 silo).

Can we talk about the mech?
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jez-4-bikes-max
 Post subject: Re: Re:
PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:18 pm 
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al-onestare wrote:
jez-4-bikes-max wrote:
al-onestare wrote:
Rack mounts points to Lava Dome.



No they don't.


And that told me :shock:

(He's right, I'll crawl back to my 97 silo).

Can we talk about the mech?



Sorry was going to add to that with some pics to prove it but got caught up! Didn't mean to be short !!!
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wicket
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:44 pm 
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It's a lava dome sprayed kona gold by argos Bristol. Used to be mine years ago. I wanted it the same colour as an old explosif I had in 92.
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jez-4-bikes-max
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:46 pm 
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wicket wrote:
It's a lava dome sprayed kona gold by argos Bristol. Used to be mine years ago. I wanted it the same colour as an old explosif I had in 92.



Well that answers it then.

Seems to have been used quite a bit which usually indicates 90s worn patina.

Stand down chaps!
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pazaudi
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That's exactly what I first thought when I saw it but guessed it was painted a different colour as it said in the description it had been re-furbed. At least we now know for sure.
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