Kona Hot 1993 18"

[kase1983]

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i know its your frame etc etc.

please dont paint it.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

It has to be painted Doug

 

[magas]

can you post some better pics. (then in the Ebay ad) of the frame as it is now ?

from headtube and bb; would be nice.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Ok pics before it was boxed up:

<a href="http://s368.photobucket.com/user/jezworld/media/Bikes/Kona%20Hot/B709C8B4-B8FB-4456-8D3E-550DA9CA7850.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/jezworld/Bikes/Kona%20Hot/th_B709C8B4-B8FB-4456-8D3E-550DA9CA7850.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo B709C8B4-B8FB-4456-8D3E-550DA9CA7850.jpg" style=""></a>

<a href="http://s368.photobucket.com/user/jezworld/media/Bikes/Kona%20Hot/7061797B-9C3B-4FC5-9394-5013B2783E5B.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/jezworld/Bikes/Kona%20Hot/th_7061797B-9C3B-4FC5-9394-5013B2783E5B.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 7061797B-9C3B-4FC5-9394-5013B2783E5B.jpg" style=""></a>

 

[magas]

thanks - doesn't look that bad - at least at the steerer tube.

the BB shell would make me a bit nervous - I hope that it doesn't still collect water - looks like rust from inside out

Beside that it should be possible to paint these area's without harming to much the character of the original livery - but if you don't like the original look of the frame, than its a different story

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

No it 's just surface rust - the frame is in pretty good nick. Tubes are sealed it seems.

 

[al-onestare]

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You can guess which paint or not to paint club I'm in. It doesn't matter a jolt though, enjoy it and let us know how she rides.

 

[mk one]

Doesnt look too bad with decent pictures. I did bid on this with the intention of repainting, but having seen it in more detail it wouldnt be too hard to touch up and keep original paint i look forward to see how this ends up, good result either way

Mark

 

[Adam_S]

Here's a seriously nice Hot restoration. Alas the shipping to Queensland is more than the cost of the frame.

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1819080/

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

thanks for the comments. I'm all for keeping original but on a 93 the paint scheme is so boring!

Plus there is some areas which will aggravate on the top tube so it needs to be totally restored to new. It will look absolutely original - I even paid for the correct tubing badge which arrived yesterday from Canada.