Enthusiasm on Wheels
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Bikes: 1953 Schwinn Debutante, 1971 Hercules 3-speed, 1973 Schwinn Suburban, 1990 Huffy White River, 1990-something Bianchi Advantage, 1996 Trek 800
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Mine didn't really have any rust problems. The crank bearing cone was kind of stuck and required a little brute force to get it worked out, but otherwise it was a fairly hassle-free teardown.
In the case of my bike, the cables were corroded into the original cable housings, so I had to actually just cut them off with wire-cutters. This bike sat in a woodshed for 20+ years and so it had a major coat of dirt, pigeon crap, and spider-webs that had to be hosed off before I could start anything whatsoever. It was mega-filthy, but not very rusty.
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