It's steel, she needs a good paint job is my vote.
Uh oh. I need to check on Big Red. She's steel, and she's got a few rust spots on her handlebars. Does that mean she needs a new paint job? I wonder if anybody here does that, or do I need to take her to CA this summer and make her my CA bike?
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.