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Would you repair this bike? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by phonics@lemmy.world to c/bikewrench@lemmy.world

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I never repaired anything in my life, but could be a fun way to learn how bikes work. Breaks don't work. Chain and gearing is rusted to hell. Is it too far gone to bother with?

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[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wouldn't bother. It's a very basic bike and it seems to be in really rough condition so you'd need to replace almost every component and expect the rest to be stuck pretty bad. The frame looks like it could have serious damage from corrosion, steel is real but so is rust and when a bike looks this rough on the outside it's likely that the frame is in bad shape as well from the inside, chainstays and the welding near the bottom bracket will usually crack first.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It will probably be quite expensive too, so only good for a learning experience IMO.

I bought a mountain bike (1998 Specialized), a bit old but in an a very good state, a real beast.

Cost me close to 300€ to maintain it first year, breaks (parallax breaks are awesome), 2 rims, chain & cassette and some small stuff IIRC.