Mar 5, 2018 · Bicycle Mechanics - DIY Rust Converter - Hi Everyone, I wanted to share some novice and potentially inaccurate advice about treating rust on steel frames. I'm currently doing some …

Feb 18, 2006 · Citric and phosphoric acid fall in that catagory. Stronger acids like muratic (HCl) and sulfuric will indeed remove rust. And everything else too. BTW, white vinegar is 5% acetic acid and …

Apr 3, 2010 · CLR to remove surface rust? Anybody else have success with it? Like the results? Trying to avoid using Brillo pads to clean up the chrome on some older bikes I am puttering around with. I …

Aug 7, 2012 · I'm going to use Oxalic Acid for the first time to remove rust. I have an old bike that has just about everything but the frame rusted--bars, rims, crank--everything.

How to remove the closed chain guard? Hello folks, I am a senior citizen and not very mechanical. I took a ride today and naturally just when I got about as far as I wanted to go, the chain jumped off the …

The lube from the chain coats the cogs of the cassette inhibiting rust. Apart from that, more expensive cassettes may use various dodges to reduce weight, things like alloy carriers with several cassette …

Jul 28, 2025 · Once I used some pads that looked new but discovered were old and hard so in a couple downhill blocks, picked up a lot of aluminum there, suddenly galled with the most unpleasance …

Oct 24, 2012 · As for the outside rust spots, you can sand or chemically treat them to remove the rust, then coat them with anything from nail polish to paint. The frame is in average condition for an ATB …

Lubing is important, but you need to clean it as well. Otherwise you get this cycle of: lube the chain, ride the bike, pick up dirt and gunk on the chain (more or less depending on the type of lube you use and …

Dec 21, 2025 · I don’t think the BB of this bike has ever seen service, nor the chain, etc etc. The fixed cup wasn’t even very tight either and orange rust in the shell attested to no one being in there for a a …