I'm adding a few more photos of the main areas of deterioration, rust and just overall filth that this bike is in. This is just to keep a good before-and-after to show what a little work and a little effort can do, when you put your mind to something!
Here's the flattened chain-stay and the rear drop-outs. As you can see in the photo, they're both in pretty bad shape! Chain burn was a common occurrence for the 80's Mongoose and my Goose has a bad case of it! There's no way that that will get fixed any time soon unless I find a TIG welder and think about getting the frame stripped, polished and chromed.
A close-up of the chewed up drop-outs. You can still see the knurling of the drop-outs outside of the chewed up areas. These really need to be filled in.
A nice big compression dent in the top tube just above the gusset. I don't think that could be popped out and it would really cheapen the look of a new chrome job. This frame will stay survivor. I really love those sexy welds!
Here's the aluminium fluted stuck seat post, another common problem with Mongoose bikes. A mixture of dirt, water and age just makes them near impossible to remove. I don't know how I'm going to get this one out. There's also a few cracks around the seat tube eye hole that should be fixed up but won't really affect a rider/survivor.
Finally, the LUNGI forks. Some cheap, knock-off Tange TX-1200 forks that all the bike shops sold in the 80's as replacements when you blew out your nice Mongoose or Diamond Back forks. For now, these will stay until I manage to track down a nice set of Mongoose Team forks.
That's it for the before photos. It's time to get that stuck aluminium fluted seat post out!
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