Ahoy all,
This weekend I finally had a chance to look at the bike and take stuff apart. Here's what I've got so far...

Spoiler alert - lots of questions coming...

Pretty sure these are the original brake pads
I'll order some new pads/shoes online I guess.


I'm going to try to salvage these levers. What's the best way to clean them?


Here's what the bar looked like underneath that weird green spongy whatever tape


You can definitely see where it stopped...


So here's a dumb n00b question. Taking the bars out. I've always just slid them through the clamp after in unscrewing it. I've never manually forced the clamp open more than it opens on it's own (done this with my new road bike and bullhorns on my SS). Is there another way to get the bars out? Am I supposed to somehow spread the clamp more? Because the sharp curve in these bars won't let me slide it through and I couldn't get the bars off. (debating if I want to use them or get new bars - depends on if I can clean them well enough?? What would you suggest to get that weirdness off?) Is it worth it with all the damage to the bars seen here?


I also couldn't get the stem out. I unscrewed this, but couldn't get it to budge. Can someone explain this type of stem/headset combo? Since I'm leaving the stem shifters behind, I will want a new stem - what kind and size do you think I need to get?


The positioning screw on the left side is sheered off. Problem?


Here's the rear derailleur - best way to clean it? Seems to be in good working order..... I can remove it from the frame, right?