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Upgrading Kona Lava dome

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    Jan
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    Does any one know whether it is possible to upgrade my Kona
    Lava Dome (Race light) with a suspension fork. It is now
    equiped with the Project 2 stiff fork (stock mounted).

    Will it affect the bikes geometry , riding "feel", will the
    frame be strong enough to handle the suspension fork.

    Do I have to look for a "short" suspension fork or can I fit
    any travel to my frame.

    Thanks in advance

    Jan

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  2. Bomba
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    Jan said:

    Does any one know whether it is possible to upgrade my
    Kona Lava Dome (Race light) with a suspension fork. It is
    now equiped with the Project 2 stiff fork (stock mounted).

    How old is the bike? j-j-
    harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#3.17

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  3. Jan
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    bomba <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Jan said:

    Does any one know whether it is possible to upgrade my
    Kona Lava Dome (Race light) with a suspension fork. It
    is now equiped with the Project 2 stiff fork (stock
    mounted).

    How old is the bike? j-j-
    harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#3.17

    I do not really know because I have bought this bike second
    hand. I guess it is from between 1995 to 1997 .It has an
    insert stem of 1" but this does not really mean it has a 1"
    steering tube. It is inserted in another tube slightly
    larger than 1" of course (1"1/8 ???)

    Jan

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  4. Bomba
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    Jan said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Does any one know whether it is possible to upgrade my
    Kona Lava Dome (Race light) with a suspension fork. It
    is now equiped with the Project 2 stiff fork (stock
    mounted).

    How old is the bike? j-j-
    harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#3.17

    I do not really know because I have bought this bike
    second hand. I guess it is from between 1995 to 1997 .It
    has an insert stem of 1" but this does not really mean it
    has a 1" steering tube.

    I'm afraid it does.

    Quoted message said:

    It is inserted in another tube slightly larger than 1" of
    course (1"1/8 ???)

    Are you talking about the head tube?

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    a.m-b FAQ: j-harris.netambfaq.htm

    b.bmx FAQ: t-online.debmx faq.htm

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  5. crazy6r54
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    Yes you can put a suspension fork on that baby. I did it
    to a 97 Gary Fisher Wahoo. It jacked the front end up
    some. Suspension forks work better if the brake are V and
    not Canti's.

    I MTB 2004

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