Emergency: is this Bianchi worth saving?
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05-25-24, 06:36 PM
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05-27-24, 07:09 AM
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Seat post stuck? If not, I'd grab the frame just for that.
05-27-24, 06:05 PM
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Don't let it get crushed! This forum has tons of bikes that were dug out of the trash or salvage yard or were considered junk that were brought back to life. I would go for it. Nothing to lose.
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05-28-24, 07:14 PM
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Well, I went back to the salvage yard today and took another look at the frame. The very short fluted Japanese seat post came out easily; peered down the seat tube, and it didn't look rusty but it wasn't butted; straight all the way down. There were also a couple of cancer spots, including one in the top tube lug cutout, and rust on every bolt. I don't quite get the headset; there was a bit of grease leaking out, but I could feel every ball bearing moving; pitted races?
So yeah, I left it there. Sorry for any unnecessary excitement.
I feel sadder about the his & hers Gazelle Safaris; they've really gone downhill since I spotted them a couple of months ago. They both still have their Sturmey-Archer 3-speed wheels and shifters; would they be worth salvaging?
So yeah, I left it there. Sorry for any unnecessary excitement.
I feel sadder about the his & hers Gazelle Safaris; they've really gone downhill since I spotted them a couple of months ago. They both still have their Sturmey-Archer 3-speed wheels and shifters; would they be worth salvaging?
05-28-24, 09:13 PM
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Well, I went back to the salvage yard today and took another look at the frame. The very short fluted Japanese seat post came out easily; peered down the seat tube, and it didn't look rusty but it wasn't butted; straight all the way down. There were also a couple of cancer spots, including one in the top tube lug cutout, and rust on every bolt. I don't quite get the headset; there was a bit of grease leaking out, but I could feel every ball bearing moving; pitted races?
So yeah, I left it there. Sorry for any unnecessary excitement.
I feel sadder about the his & hers Gazelle Safaris; they've really gone downhill since I spotted them a couple of months ago. They both still have their Sturmey-Archer 3-speed wheels and shifters; would they be worth salvaging?
So yeah, I left it there. Sorry for any unnecessary excitement.
I feel sadder about the his & hers Gazelle Safaris; they've really gone downhill since I spotted them a couple of months ago. They both still have their Sturmey-Archer 3-speed wheels and shifters; would they be worth salvaging?
Ball bearings: Could just be grit, but also corrosion.
Sturmey-Archers: Perhaps the whole bike, I'm not expert on values of them. Hubs alone, if you know how to rebuild (not too complex but it's a skill), otherwise service costs as much as a new hub, for 3 speed I think. Thankfully, S-A production continues in Taiwan.
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05-29-24, 06:30 PM
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That's where our friend with the Charlie [Harding]'s Shed thread comes in. 
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
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