What a beautiful Garibaldina! The frame and fork are in my opinion pretty darn good for a bike that age with what looks like original paint. The pedals and headset and a few bits look rusty, but are they compromised functionally or only cosmetically? I do hope you've cleaned it thoroughly since the photos were taken, as has been pointed out dust and dirt promote corrosion.
I guess the first question is do you want to be able to ride the bike? If yes, you could probably make it a rider with a reasonable replacement wheelset and a thorough general mechanical maintenance. If you aren't planning on riding it, I don't think there's much you'd want to do beyond gently cleaning and maybe waxing it. If you replace one rusty bit with a shiny one, it'll never look right anyway. Even with its issues I reckon that bike is waaaay too nice to even consider a restoration on.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Kevin Moran <gridplan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Listers,
> I've been following this discussion with some interest. I've owned the following (which is not a rider) for almost a year without really knowing how to treat its condition:
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> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/
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> The previous owner had these same questions. What, if anything, should one do to stabilize it? I've gotten some valuable input from Jan Heine off-list (Thanks, Jan). But before I take any action, I'd like to know what others recommend. Some of its parts (headset, spokes, pedals, etc.) are pretty rusty. So far, I've not done anything to the bike -- not even applied Framesaver. Maybe that should be my first step?
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> Kevin Moran
> Bloomington, Indiana
> USA