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Thanks. I've tried knocking it down with a screwdriver and a hammer with no luck, maybe i need to get a split type crown race. I'll see what the LBS have/can suggest. Thanks. P.s. Kona_jelly, any pictures of your bike?

I've given it a few bashes with a hammer with no success. I might take it to the LBS to see what they think. At least it sounds like the fork will fit my frame :) thanks for the replys

Sorry, a slight mis-measurement there. Its a very slight taper - 28.6mm to 30mm or so - Either way my crown race wont fit :( Any suggestions? Thanks for the reply

I'm having a smilar problem with my Lava Dome. I love the frame so have bought some Rock Shox xc32's as my old Pace forks were ruined. The xc32's i've bought seem to be tapered slightly. :facepalm: - I currently have a 1 1/8" FSA headset. - Really annoying as i was hoping to finish putting her...

Some lovely maching on all of these. Would be interesting to see some versions of these incorperating the modern shocks and see how they perform.

Thats great. I'll look at a sealed system. Thank you

Hello All, Just found out about retrobike and have been enjoying reading some of the build/rebuild threads. I've recently been repairing and rebuilding my old Kona Lava Dome. I am close to the final assembly now and am looking forward to taking it out on its first ride. I'm in need of a bit of...