Originally Posted by
Lord Donnington
Fixing up this 1984 Murray Serotta for a friend. It is fairly complete with the exception of proper Campagnolo Super Record pedals and headset. The saddle would have been a Cinelli, I think. Original rear Mavic GP4 rim has been replaced with a Super Champion Arc en Ciel at some point. A bit of rust and ridden hard and put away wet. Had to drill out the old brittle brake pads just to free them from the alloy pad holders. This will be a preservation build rather than a restoration. Photos tell the story of the bike as found and the rejuvenation process.
Anyone know how many of these Serotta made in 1984?
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-Lord Donnington
There's no preserving that frame without fully mitigating the rust that appears to be well into the tubes if not almost all the way through in at least a couple of spots unless you're just going to let it return to mother earth atom by atom.
That rust needs to be stopped yesterday, without doing that you might as well start looking for a substitute frame.
It may not be as bad as I see it but with a frame of this significance there's no wiggle room when it appears this bad IMO.