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A few hours later . . .
The bike is almost down to its frame. Can’t pull the crank yet, and since it requires a crank-pulling tool, I might have the bike shop do this. Fork’s not yet off, either, because it takes a wrench slightly larger than anything here.
The two things I was afraid of — the stems for seat and handlebars — came out perfectly. No rust at all. The pedals, though, are frozen.
Decisions to make soon: 1) Repaint the frame? Or just clean it and touch up the rust? 2) Single gear or 3-speed? 3) Drop handlebars? Townies? Bullhorns?
So far, though, no big frustrations. Since the new wheel assembly will be simpler than the old derailleur, maybe this will be easier than I thought it might be.
More pictures here.
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