Examples of bike rust.
We mustn’t take on projects we are unable to complete. Here are examples of acceptable and unacceptable levels of rust on bike parts.
This is an example of severe rusting and we not could accept this level of corrosion.
If rims have light surface rust, it is possible for us to remove it with wire wool but there is a limit to the time we can spend!
Rusty wheel hubs and spokes are a problem for us as replacing them or the whole wheel can by time consuming or expensive. Take a photo to upload if you are unsure.
Rust on handlebars can been removed with elbow grease. Take some photos of your bars and upload them of you are unsure of how severe your rust problem might be.
This level is rust is ok and we could recycle this bike.
Severely rusted stanchions on suspension is a problem. This level of pitting would not be something we could accept.
Rims like this would mean we'd have to reject the bike.
Interestingly, it is quite easy for us to remove levels of rust like this. We would accept a bike with bars in this condition.
This is very low levels of rust and is acceptable.
We would be forced to reject a bike with rust levels on the handlebars like this.
Unfortunately, we would not accept a bike with this level of rust on its frame.
We would regard this as a minor amount of rust and would accept the bike as a donation.
We would be forced to reject a bike in this condition.
There is waaayyyy to much rust on this and the bike would need to be stripped and re-sprayed. This is not something we are able to do.
The bike is beyond rescuing by the team in our shop and we'd be forced to reject the bike.
This level of rust on the stanchions of a bike would be acceptable as we would be able to remove this.