This is the kind of bike that you clean the dirt off use a sos pad to scale off the lose rust clear paint the bike as is,,,you my be surprised who many people will like it just as rusty bike art,,,,,,,i went 100 miles to pick up a bike,,the guy said he had a schwinn for sale,,i asked him what color is it and he said yellow,,i asked him does it have a springer on the front he said yes,,i asked him does it have a banana seat on it he said yes,,i asked him does it have a a treaded tire or a slick tire on the back he said a slick,,i asked him if it had a gear shifter / 5 speed he said yes,,,,fantastic right a lemon peeler,,only 50 bucks so i took right off to see it,,,,,when i pulled up i saw this beautiful bike waiting for me only 50 bucks has to be a lemon Krate right,,WRONG ,,,it was a 5 speed schwinn road bike,,,yes spring loaded news paper rack on the front ,,yes had a converted yellow banana seat on it not schwinn,,yes was a 5 speed,,,had a very worn down rear tire so worn out turned into a slick,,,he did not lie he just didn't know just what i was asking lol ,,,,,i didn't even buy it lol