Salvagable?
10-07-10, 02:00 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Davis, Ca
Posts: 383
Bikes: Peugeot U0-8 (Stolen), Motobecane Grand Record, 80's Diamondback BMX, Peugeot Monaco
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Salvagable?
I've got this old Raleigh, not quite sure how old though. It's pretty rusted, I'm just wondering if it's surface damage or if the integrity of the bike has been compromised. Is it something I could just sand off? Although I really like the paint. BTW, a lot of the stuff around the bottom bracket is actually dirt, not rust.
10-07-10, 02:01 AM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 1,616
Bikes: 1990 Waterford Paramount, 1986 Pinarello Pista 195? Raleigh 3sp, 2001 Surly 1x1, 2014 Canfield N9, 2015 Canfield Balance, 2013 Rocky Mtn Flatline, 2012 Intense SS2, 2014 Transition Klunker, + more!
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Start out with some cleaner and a brillo pad or steel wool. See if it starts cleaning up or if you start to take off any material.
10-07-10, 07:11 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: St Peters, Missouri
Posts: 30,225
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1572 Post(s)
Liked 643 Times
in
364 Posts
MAN that's a hard post to read!
The bad news is I don't think that you're going to be able to clean up all of the rust on that bike short of having the frame media blasted. It'll take a lot of work and, if you don't get every little bit, the rust will just come back.
The good news is that (assuming it's the right size) it looks to me like a perfect base for a campus or errand bike. If you don't put too much money into components it'll be easy to find more tempting theft targets to park next to.
The bad news is I don't think that you're going to be able to clean up all of the rust on that bike short of having the frame media blasted. It'll take a lot of work and, if you don't get every little bit, the rust will just come back.
The good news is that (assuming it's the right size) it looks to me like a perfect base for a campus or errand bike. If you don't put too much money into components it'll be easy to find more tempting theft targets to park next to.
10-07-10, 07:20 AM
#4
Banned.
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Chicago IL
Posts: 331
Bikes: trek t1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I would...
A. Build it like it is currently. Would look cool partially showing the decals. There is a lot of rust though.
B. Its probably solid, but IMO would not be worth the hassle getting every little bit of surface rust off. Start with a different frame.
A. Build it like it is currently. Would look cool partially showing the decals. There is a lot of rust though.
B. Its probably solid, but IMO would not be worth the hassle getting every little bit of surface rust off. Start with a different frame.
10-07-10, 07:25 AM
#5
Your cog is slipping.
Put an Aerospoke on it and ride it as is.
10-07-10, 08:08 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Flagler Palm Coast, FL
Posts: 1,959
Bikes: 1986 Fuji Allegro 12 Spd; 2015 Bianchi Kuma 27.2 24 Spd; 1997 Fuji MX-200 21 Spd; 2010 Vilano SS/FG 46/16
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My biggest fear is that something that badly rusted has pitting and needs body filler or in this case tube filler before it can be refinished to original smoothness. Shame it rusted like that.
Upside is, as a beater, it's not rusted enough that it wouldn't last another 20 years scrubbed and repainted.
Upside is, as a beater, it's not rusted enough that it wouldn't last another 20 years scrubbed and repainted.
Last edited by fuji86; 10-07-10 at 08:20 AM.
10-07-10, 08:12 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: East coast
Posts: 2,671
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac Expert, Cannondale R700, Specialized Langster, Iron Horse Hollowpoint Team, Schwinn Homegrown
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Take apart, clean as good as you can, rattle can it, build it cheap, and ride.
10-07-10, 08:30 AM
#10
You gonna eat that?
Oxalic acid bath.
__________________
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi 
"However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
10-07-10, 08:33 AM
#11
.
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus
Posts: 2,027
Bikes: Pegueot UO8, Tommaso Augusta
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
It looks pretty bad, but could just be surface dmg. Just do what others have said.
IMHO, i wouldn't bother with this.
IMHO, i wouldn't bother with this.
10-07-10, 08:38 AM
#12
Team Beer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Sacramento CA
Posts: 6,339
Bikes: Too Many
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 114 Post(s)
Liked 159 Times
in
104 Posts
^this. Get a tub big enough to fit the frame and run to Home Depot (or any other hardware store) and buy some wood bleach. Mix with water and dunk it for a few days. I've done it with small parts and it works really well.
__________________
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
10-07-10, 08:39 AM
#13
Your cog is slipping.
10-07-10, 11:26 AM
#15
Constant tinkerer
Looks like a beater to me. I'd get some paint on there, especially if you'll be riding it in the rain/snow. If you leave it unprotected like that the rust will get way worse and render the frame completely useless.
10-07-10, 12:25 PM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Modesto, Ca
Posts: 2,280
Bikes: klein quantum, litespeed tuscany, bianchi pista concept, centurion comp ta, centurion super le mans, traitor ringleader
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
i think its a perfectly good candidate for a beater bike if you are willing to put the elbow grease into it.
i like elbow greasin' so i would do it lol, any excuse for a project....
i would:
spray with paint stripper....
use cheapo kiddie pool the size of frame and do the oxalic acid bath to remove rust....
sand down anything remaining....
then rattlecan it with some rustoleum.
i like elbow greasin' so i would do it lol, any excuse for a project....
i would:
spray with paint stripper....
use cheapo kiddie pool the size of frame and do the oxalic acid bath to remove rust....
sand down anything remaining....
then rattlecan it with some rustoleum.
10-07-10, 01:02 PM
#17
Oh, you know...
Join Date: May 2009
Location: DC
Posts: 2,834
Bikes: '74 Schwinn Sports Tourer (Polo), S-Works E5 Team Festina (Chorus 11), Trek 2200 Bonded Carbon (Fixed), Trek 920 (7 speed IGH), Chesini Olimpiade SL (1x7)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
We have a term for this:
"Polo condition"
"Polo condition"
