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1988 Kona Lava Dome
- Thread starter mattbrown
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Oh no it isn't! There's no such thing!
If you've got a '1989' Dome yourself, that should be much the same as this one, shouldn't it, with cantis etc? The 1989/90 Domes as per the '1990' catalogue were made in several colours, including this white, although ironically I've never seen one in the colour shown in the catalogue.
Kona didn't really worry about model years then, but I would guess that your bike, like this one, is what is generally known as a '1990'. i.e., it might well have a T89 serial number and might well have been first purchased in 1989, but it's the bike in the '1990' catalogue, aside from the colour?
The previous (first) range that are often known as 1988, but would be known as 1989 on the later basis, just had three bikes - Fire Mountain, Cinder Cone and Explosif. All are identifiable by their rear U-brakes.
I'm just down the road from this seller, so I might ask to go and see it. Just out of interest though, as it's four sizes too big for me!
If you've got a '1989' Dome yourself, that should be much the same as this one, shouldn't it, with cantis etc? The 1989/90 Domes as per the '1990' catalogue were made in several colours, including this white, although ironically I've never seen one in the colour shown in the catalogue.
Kona didn't really worry about model years then, but I would guess that your bike, like this one, is what is generally known as a '1990'. i.e., it might well have a T89 serial number and might well have been first purchased in 1989, but it's the bike in the '1990' catalogue, aside from the colour?
The previous (first) range that are often known as 1988, but would be known as 1989 on the later basis, just had three bikes - Fire Mountain, Cinder Cone and Explosif. All are identifiable by their rear U-brakes.
I'm just down the road from this seller, so I might ask to go and see it. Just out of interest though, as it's four sizes too big for me!
sorry just reading the description, my one had the yellow with red black splatter, but this looked more like the cindercone of the same eraThe way to tell is the rear U-brake on all '1988' models, whereas only the Fire Mountain had a U-brake by '1990'. The 1988s also had their braze-on seat clamps at the rear.
I'm pretty sure that the white and yellow '1990' Domes (not to mention the red ones!) were mechanically the same, but if somebody can prove me wrong I'll be pleased to hear about it.
I'm pretty sure that the white and yellow '1990' Domes (not to mention the red ones!) were mechanically the same, but if somebody can prove me wrong I'll be pleased to hear about it.
