Originally Posted by
Greensystemsgo
So, ordered a rear tire today, Kenda small block 8, and came home to clean the bike up. Dunno why i felt the need to store it for the last 2 years in the sun, and upside a sprinkler (on edge of patio) but now its suffering.
minor surface rust on front and rear disc, lines are rusty, chain is gunky, front tire which despite good tread, the side walls are worn and you can see the wire. oh and the frame is all scratched up. And the pedals are beat. and the seat. so i can clean the chain, dunno about replacing the lines as i dunno if the tubes need to be replaced as well and ive never done either.
I'd go ahead and replace cables and cable housing considering the outdoor living.
Originally Posted by
Greensystemsgo
also, notice on the second one, the chain has been eating the frame behind the front sprocket? ugh. I have till end of this month to get it up and running, and buying a new one isn't really a feasible, nor in my opinion a necessary option. But then again, thats why im here, to get the pros opinion for the joe.
Yeah that chainstay is pretty chewed up from chainsuck, which can sometimes be caused by a worn out chainring or two. Measure your chain. Good chance your chainrings and cassette are wasted if you've ridden with a wasted chain for a while. Kinda looks like chainrings are riveted. IF that's the case and IF they're wasted a new crankset would be in order.
I'd imagine spending any more than $100 on this bike would make finding a used MTB on Craigslist a better bargain, if you know what to look for.
http://bicycletutor.com/chain-wear/
I'll see if I can get the pics in...
That site just doesn't like hotlinking, bro.
Woah, one of 'ems trying to load. Slow server. smaller pics might work better.
Ahhh, I see. Swedish server. That'll make good download speeds a little more difficult for me.