Originally Posted by
Steev
If you think you'll do any maintenance on this bike, do yourself a favour and deal with the rust early. Note that what counts is not the surface of the fastener but the state of the threads.
Yeah, I have assumed (hoped) that the threads are clean but am too lazy (or scared!) to check...
I don't really plan to do much maintenance on this beater, except obviously I oil the chain every now and then. It's a POS from you-know-where that I just need to get me back and forth to work a couple times/week when my schedule allows it.