Can this old bike be saved...it is very old
04-27-08, 07:40 AM
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Can this old bike be saved...it is very old
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/657550130.html
I have a pretty good hunch that the this bike was probably a real beauty new. How could somebody let it go to such bad condition? Any ideas what the make and model might be?
I have a pretty good hunch that the this bike was probably a real beauty new. How could somebody let it go to such bad condition? Any ideas what the make and model might be?
04-27-08, 08:19 AM
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Sure, with enough time and money you can restore anything! I don't think its a Schwinn, but I know little about balloon tire bikes.
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The teens Pierce track bike I'm restoring looked as bad as that one or worse when I found it. It depends what's under the top coat of rust.
If there's no rot in the tubes, it's just a lot of grinding and sanding to get down to clean metal. Today's primers work great on pits, so a ton of work but doable.
The parts can all be polished and re-plated, or in the case of balloon tire bikes may be available repop, or from a clean donor girls frame bike.
It's just where you draw the line of how much can you put into it before it costs more than just buying a clean example, or severely outweighs the value of the bike.
The good part about the bike in your ad is it looks very complete and original, and although not stored well it does not look abused or crashed.
You could also just do a mechanical rebuild and leave the "patina".
If you take it on a few words of advice. Soak everything in penetrating oil for a couple of weeks before attempting to take anything apart no matter how anxious you are to work on it. Don't break anything while taking it apart. If it's not ready to come apart give it more time, more oil, and some heat. Don't throw anything away no matter how crappy. You'd be amazed what you might end up reusing. I ended up restoring the original chain on my Pierce!
If there's no rot in the tubes, it's just a lot of grinding and sanding to get down to clean metal. Today's primers work great on pits, so a ton of work but doable.
The parts can all be polished and re-plated, or in the case of balloon tire bikes may be available repop, or from a clean donor girls frame bike.
It's just where you draw the line of how much can you put into it before it costs more than just buying a clean example, or severely outweighs the value of the bike.
The good part about the bike in your ad is it looks very complete and original, and although not stored well it does not look abused or crashed.
You could also just do a mechanical rebuild and leave the "patina".
If you take it on a few words of advice. Soak everything in penetrating oil for a couple of weeks before attempting to take anything apart no matter how anxious you are to work on it. Don't break anything while taking it apart. If it's not ready to come apart give it more time, more oil, and some heat. Don't throw anything away no matter how crappy. You'd be amazed what you might end up reusing. I ended up restoring the original chain on my Pierce!
