I decided that the first thing I would "fix" would be the wonkas bent seat stay. I was too pressed for time to drive over to the storage unit and fish out wood blocks - but lo, tucked in next to my apartment door was my oak boken. I figured if it's good enough for Miyamoto Musashi, it's good enough for me, and combined with those specialized frame straightening tools I often put into leather cases I made it … better. Not perfect, mind you, but better. I tried Meguiars polish but that made little difference, and I’m undecided about whether to go with fine wet-sanding paper or an Evapo-Rust soak. Probably the latter.


Sophisticated equipment in use

The right seat stay isn’t quite straight but I can live with it.

Coming soon - pulling the BB and headset. The latter for sure will go into some ER.