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<blockquote data-quote="us56456712" data-source="post: 1212975" data-attributes="member: 19143"><p>I straightened the bars but the tubing ended out of round where they bent. I used wood blocks and my bench vice to return them to round. Their almost like original but I didn’t want to over do it and make them out of round in the other direction. I don’t think you can tell unless you know they were once bent. Their soaking in rust remover now. I cleaned the penetrating oil off the pedal with solvent and it’s now soaking in Simple Green. I had to cut the two bolts off that held the rubber shoe grip strips on the pedal. This is aftermarket anyway and extremely rotted rubber so no loss there. I soaked the block chain in xylene for two weeks, then soaked it in Simple Green for two days and boiled it. Most of the gunk came off in the Simple Green. The links all freed up but several are stiff so I’ll work in oil. Tomorrow I plan to build the front wheel. I won’t work on the frame for a few days, rain today and tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="us56456712, post: 1212975, member: 19143"] I straightened the bars but the tubing ended out of round where they bent. I used wood blocks and my bench vice to return them to round. Their almost like original but I didn’t want to over do it and make them out of round in the other direction. I don’t think you can tell unless you know they were once bent. Their soaking in rust remover now. I cleaned the penetrating oil off the pedal with solvent and it’s now soaking in Simple Green. I had to cut the two bolts off that held the rubber shoe grip strips on the pedal. This is aftermarket anyway and extremely rotted rubber so no loss there. I soaked the block chain in xylene for two weeks, then soaked it in Simple Green for two days and boiled it. Most of the gunk came off in the Simple Green. The links all freed up but several are stiff so I’ll work in oil. Tomorrow I plan to build the front wheel. I won’t work on the frame for a few days, rain today and tomorrow. [/QUOTE]

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