Originally Posted by
Velometry
Thanks for the reply SteelBikeGuy and the photos showing your damage. that's the same problem I'm having the bike looks good but my damage is under the lower end of the down tube . It looks like it just got rusted from sitting in the previous owners shed.. I'm weighing my options , like you touch up or repaint. After all it's a great bike.
It's hard to say how much work or money to put into it, but a bottle of touch-up paint was $25 at the time, and a couple of little bottles of Testors is even cheaper! I'm not sure that the Testors is as durable, though. In any case, the touch-up paint slows down the corrosion and still leaves the option to do a better job in the future.
Steve in Peoria