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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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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago

Chain is toast, chainring might also need to be replaced. The brake cable probably needs replacing if the brakes don't work. The brake pads might also need to be replaced, and both tire tubes probably either need to be replaced or patched.

If it's purely just for learning, go for it. But that might be a lot of money in tools / parts and a significant amount of time. I'd probably buy a bike that is less thrashed.

Fwiw, you can have a perfectly normal bike and still spend lots of time learning to fix it. I'd lean towards that, I think.