That whole bike is a problem. Frame looks 80s, ancient canti brakes, drop bars and mountain tires? Worth about $50 sorry mate.
5_hundo_miles on
I see it as a sign of neglect and poor storage. Time will tell if they’re more prone to breakage, but I wouldn’t put a lot of stress on the wheels. I’d also make sure the seatpost isn’t stuck in the frame, and check the brake pads and tires for dry rot.
Water under the bridge now, but $250 is steep, all things considered. I haven’t seen a Biopace chainring in 40 years, and i wouldn’t be surprised if it’s got the original chain.
slickback69 on
Not until they break, nice bike.
_windfish_ on
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARYDOOS?
What the hell were you thinking…
MoonerMade on
If you like the bike, you did fine. That’s a cool color.
I’d try to take some steel wool or a scouring pad to that corrosion on the spokes to clean it up
Gravity_Loves_Me on
Love the color, spokes are fine, little bit of wd40 or finish line on steel wool go at it 1 spoke at a time. Drop a drop of oil in each nipple and spin the wheels round or go for a ride, I wouldn’t worry about the spokes too much.
As others have said, $250 is steep for that bike but can’t change that now so tune it up, grease everything that moves and ride it
G-lindodaplug on
He said 250 dollhairs rite …!? Lol
hozndanger on
Hopefully $250 Eastern Caribbean dollars, though that might even be too much. 😀
But, all things considered, $250 could be worth it if you ride that bike every day and it saves you money on public transportation (or a car). I’ve spent more money on less useful things.
The fact that the spokes are not stainless and that the valves are shraeder puts this in “you could have gotten a much better new bike at Walmart for the same price or less” territory, but the surface rust shouldn’t be a problem on the spokes.
50_euros on
$250 is the real problem here.
grumblemouse on
It’s too late to worry about what you paid – it’s yours now.
You need some wd40 and 00 wire wool and they’ll scrub up nice.
KurtRussel on
That bike is worth -250 I’m so sorry for your loss
Gullible-Factor-8927 on
I’ve sent better bikes left in the dumpster, any reason why you went with this one?
Potential-Push-2656 on
You have made someone really happy by paying him this crazy price.
Comfortable-Way5091 on
I wouldn’t ride that. Spokes are easy enough to replace, but time consuming. Used wheel with stainless spokes is the way to go.
drewbaccaAWD on
Personally, I’d suggest learning to true a wheel and replace them with stainless steel of the same length as they break.
If they don’t break, great. There’s no rush to replace.
In my experience, the rusty ones that were chrome dipped tend to fail, I assume that applies to galvanized as well… but I’m also a heavy rider.
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no,easy with somr good materials to polish
That whole bike is a problem. Frame looks 80s, ancient canti brakes, drop bars and mountain tires? Worth about $50 sorry mate.
I see it as a sign of neglect and poor storage. Time will tell if they’re more prone to breakage, but I wouldn’t put a lot of stress on the wheels. I’d also make sure the seatpost isn’t stuck in the frame, and check the brake pads and tires for dry rot.
Water under the bridge now, but $250 is steep, all things considered. I haven’t seen a Biopace chainring in 40 years, and i wouldn’t be surprised if it’s got the original chain.
Not until they break, nice bike.
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARYDOOS?
What the hell were you thinking…
If you like the bike, you did fine. That’s a cool color.
I’d try to take some steel wool or a scouring pad to that corrosion on the spokes to clean it up
Love the color, spokes are fine, little bit of wd40 or finish line on steel wool go at it 1 spoke at a time. Drop a drop of oil in each nipple and spin the wheels round or go for a ride, I wouldn’t worry about the spokes too much.
As others have said, $250 is steep for that bike but can’t change that now so tune it up, grease everything that moves and ride it
He said 250 dollhairs rite …!? Lol
Hopefully $250 Eastern Caribbean dollars, though that might even be too much. 😀
But, all things considered, $250 could be worth it if you ride that bike every day and it saves you money on public transportation (or a car). I’ve spent more money on less useful things.
The fact that the spokes are not stainless and that the valves are shraeder puts this in “you could have gotten a much better new bike at Walmart for the same price or less” territory, but the surface rust shouldn’t be a problem on the spokes.
$250 is the real problem here.
It’s too late to worry about what you paid – it’s yours now.
You need some wd40 and 00 wire wool and they’ll scrub up nice.
That bike is worth -250 I’m so sorry for your loss
I’ve sent better bikes left in the dumpster, any reason why you went with this one?
You have made someone really happy by paying him this crazy price.
I wouldn’t ride that. Spokes are easy enough to replace, but time consuming. Used wheel with stainless spokes is the way to go.
Personally, I’d suggest learning to true a wheel and replace them with stainless steel of the same length as they break.
If they don’t break, great. There’s no rush to replace.
In my experience, the rusty ones that were chrome dipped tend to fail, I assume that applies to galvanized as well… but I’m also a heavy rider.