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Old 03-13-14, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Rest_assured
Finally found a candidate for this challenge.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the fantastically named Malvern Star GEODYNAMIC

If you are unfamiliar with Malvern Star's once prestigious but now laughable reputation in Australian cycling, there is heaps of info here- Malvern Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Found this under the bar tape...

Known problems:
Handlebars rusted, but perhaps salvageable. These will be cut off at the drops, for a sleek, snub-nosed look.
Right pedal and cassette stuck, pending further exertion.
Tyres, tubes, bar tape, chain, cables and housing unsalvageable.

However, all other parts (Crankset, derailleurs, shifters, brake levers [probably swap these for some old BMX levers I have somewhere], seatpost, stem, maybe saddle, bottom bracket, wheels [however, spokes may not last long] and headset).

All this clunk was only 10 gold coins (approx USD9).
Work is now underway, updates soon.
Looking forward to seeing that one restored! Should be a good riding bike after the rust problem is curtailed a bit. Fortunately even after the rust is minimized it will still have some reasonably low end components to give you some extra clunk points.
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