As neglected as it is, it's practically unused... The brake pads are original and new!
It's probably a classic case of a cycling enthusiasm wearing of. 😄
I wasn't thinking of "restoring" it as much as making some commuter out of it... (unless you know something that I don't 😄 )
My neighbour already got his hands on the front wheel and tossed it in the recycling bin so I miss one wheel, but I asked a buddy who does restoration projects and told me that he could maybe sort me out with a matching one and I will give him the Rog...
Plan is:
Dip and remove rust from all the small parts.
Might keep the front mech as its actually bolted on the tube instead of clamped.
Might try to find a Shimano xt for the rear.
Will try to derust the 6 speed cassette. (also unused).
The crankset gives me hard time to remove as its seized stuck from rust... But there isn't even any chain marks on the chain rings... 😄
Will probably strip paint and decals, paint it a nice "commuter orange" with metallic flakes with liquid paint. Of course with "Volnix" decals. :P
I'm a bit worried about the rust in the seatube. But that's probably fixable with a long drill sanding tip... But no idea on what's inside the rest.
Also could not remove the stem so far although I removed the long Allen screw from it.
I tried sliding the handlebar out of the stem again with no luck and I don't want to strip the friction ribs on it... It looks like a nice handlebar and with some blue bartape it might look good with the Orange frame. :p
Fork is bare metal... Might just apply a clearcoat?
There is not a single scratch on the whole thing!!! Just spider webs and rust. :p 😄
What do you think? 🙂
Fanks 🙂
