Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
The rust in your pictures looks very minor to me, i.e. a normally expected amount. Go ahead and apply your remedies, because they can help and they can't hurt. But I wouldn't even say it's necessary.