Hey guys, I started a partial tear down of "Woodhouse" in preparation for some upgrades. There is no rust on the exterior of the frame and it is in excellent condition so I was quite surprised to see the rust inside the frame. I noticed a moderate amount inside the steer tube when I changed my stem out. There wasn't much inside the seat tube when I pulled the post. the bottom bracket is in good shape so I almost left it but the Velo Orange is brand new so i figured I would swap it out. I had a real hard time freeing the original bottom bracket and when I pulled it I discovered a moderate amount of rust.

How serious is this amount of rust inside the frame?

What are your recommendations for clean-up and preservation?

Would you recommend that I pull the headset or is it likely just the steer tube that has corrosion?

Poor Woodhouse.

I'm so glad that I worked so hard to free that bottom bracket. I probably wouldn't have noticed until it became an extreme problem.