Originally Posted by
xenologer
putting the walmart wheels on that bike is a Downgrade
as you can tell by the freewheel already failing.
if the original wheels are still true (round), then despite the rust (which you can probably clean up with some steel wool pads), I'd put them back on the bike.
Just swap the dead tires with the one's from the walmart bike, not the whole wheel.
Honestly I didn't even think to try cleaning them with steel wool. It's kind of a curse that in the only person in my close family to really have any interest in mechanical work. I rely pretty heavily on forums and YouTube for this kind of advice. Thank you.