Kona Lavadome 1991 Seat post size

[Craig Nicholson]

The guy who powder coated the lavadome decided to leave the seat post tube unmasked so measuring is difficult.

What size post does it take please? 27 or 27.2 i think but can't be sure.

Cheers

 

[andy.l]

Guybe had this problem,think his was either 26.4 or 26.6 :?

 

[Craig Nicholson]

Really? What mad sizing... Might be a bugger to get one then...

 

[Kona Paul]

Pretty sure that will be a 26.4 you need. Kona did some 26.4 and 26.8 early on, but NOT 26.6. They can be found. Here´s one on Wiggle after a 2 second search with Google. Plenty more out there to be had.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/m/Cycle/7/Push/

 

[guybe]

It was 26.6mm but someone else got 26.8mm on their 1991 Lavadome's.

To be on the safe side before buying a seatpost is to take the frame to your local bike shop and ask them to measure the seatpost size as they should have a special tool which goes in the opening of the frame seatpost hole to get the correct size.

Before putting new seatpost in frame, use a wet/dry sandpaper to sand the paint off insides of the frame seatpost tube.

Hope this helps

 

[Craig Nicholson]

Righty ho then - will take it with me. I put a micrometer in it but with the powder coat in there I thought I'd be best asking but they seem to have been sparodic with their changes.

WIll clean it out and take it to my LBS - was hoping to get a second hand one though.....

Thanks for the help peeps

 

[Kona Paul]

You can also get a second hand one. I got one from here for not very much. Just a matter of how much of a rush you are in. You can also write [email protected] if still in doubt about the size. I usually get a response within a day. If you opt for the wrong size you might end up with a stuck seatpost after some time, even though you can manage to get it in. We see a lot of those in here....

This seems like a good place to share someone else's good fortune. Went into my LBS the other day and there was a 91 Lava Dome sitting up back (with a badly stuck seatpost I might add...why it was in the shop). Seems one of their customers got it for 100 Danish crowns...about £12...and he had to force her to take that much! Guess she just wanted to get rid of it. This was a complete bike, with a decent condition frame. Luckily for me it was a 19" or I would have been jealous.

 

[mattbrown]

i had 26.6 in my 89 lava dome

 

[Kona Paul]

i had 26.6 in my 89 lava dome

That doesn't make it right. And his is a 91. I think Kona like to change things. :?

 

[Craig Nicholson]

Thanks everyone - I think cleaning the tube out and remeasuring will be my best option seeing as Kona made so many changes. I was just kinda hoping it'd be simple and they would have kept things the same on them.

It isn't a massive issue to do - I was just trying to make things easier.