Kona Frame - How BAD is this?

[Pogo]

If it was my bike I'd wire brush (copper) off the loose paint, rub it down with either Emery cloth or Wet&Dry, dab on some Kurust and then slap on smooth Hammerite. But lucky for you it ain't my bike!

But buy a bike like that? Well it'd have to be cheap-
if you intended to get it repainted to match the rest of the frame it's a lot of ballache and cost when better examples are available.

 

[Pogo]

The paint damage and rusting looks like it has been caused by the clamp of the front derailleur. In which case it is likely only outside-surface rust.

In which case it could be only cosmetic.

I don't know the value of a reasonable condition alternative or to what standard you want to recondition the damage to. But IMO I'd be looking at discounting the average condition price by about 30%. (This calculation comes from studying the differential in price of chipped fine Worcester dinner plates Vs. used but not abused examples.)

Ain't 'The Antiques Roadshow' great!

 

[CTK]

That frame needs a new seat tube- which will cost around £80.

Obviously with a new seat tube you'll need a respray which'll cost around £120

Total approx £200 (and no less!).

A Kilauea frame is worth £130 ish. So not worth it!

But if you were planning on getting a respray and maybe a disc mount added or something it might almost be worth it.

 

[mickdeene]

re rust

Nothing ventured,nothing gained.
I'd get it blasted and see what it was like then.