Old 02-05-10, 10:18 PM
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Torchy McFlux
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I'm going to have a mini-rant here and express my amazement and frustration with people who store bikes outside for months on end. You'd never do that with skis or golf clubs and expect them to still be usable, but people seem to be under the impression that it's OK to do this with bikes. Corrosion absolutely destroys everything, and the only way to prevent it from proliferating is to keep stuff as dry and condensation-free as possible.

Anyway, if the chain was obviously rusted to death, the same could have happened to all the cables, the shifters, all the bearings, etc. and there may be water pooled in the frame that will need to be drained. If you can get the seatpost out.
You're likely looking at a complete strip-down and rebuild.
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