1996 Kona Lava Dome - COMPLETE

[mikee]

yer a rough old bugger panda

 

[Nick C]

Patina, ROFL. The scratches tell my brothers story, I'd prefer if they told mine.

Pipe and bits of wood I can do and possibly with a modicum of finesse.

I don't remember having a bike with gripshifts, but I do remember riding one. Maybe my first 3rd hand Ridge/Diamondback had them. The bars were short so my hands rested partly on the shifters, every time I hit a nasty bit of trail the bikes rigid front end would jar, my hands would slip slightly and I'd accidentally shift a gear!

Off to hunt down a headset.

 

[Mr Panda]

Off to hunt down a headset.

poss negoitable?

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... na+headset

 

[Nick C]

Thanks, just sent him a PM.

 

[teadrinker]

I do like that, and I think a nice pair of yellow Judy's would look lovely. As for the gripshift, I've always been a fan.

 

[coomber]

Keep it rigid. Great bikes - my bro has one on here he found at a skip recently:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=96913&highlight=

 

[raymondluxuryyacht]

Just to clear something up, wheelbase probably could not get the part as it's a threaded headset. Most modern headsets are the same size as yours but threadless. You want threaded otherwise you will also need a new stem and fork.

 

[Nick C]

Yes, I didn't mean to suggest that they were incompetent if that's how it came across.

 

[tintin40]

Keep it rigid. Great bikes -

Most certainly that 100%

 

[Nick C]

The idea is growing on me, possibly just for the reason of simplicity, but they do look good wearing P2's.