Caring for a new steel bike

[KnottedYet]

Trek - how much does the paint job cost?

[Trek420]

don't ask

JK TE, powdercoat no logos should be somewhere in the range of $150. But first they take the bike apart, then send it off to be repainted. If I wanted the logos reproduced it would be more.

Then they put it back together it's a whole rebuild.

I have to talk to LBS and hope that they don't find anything major that needs replacing.

They said it's a really well maintained bike.

I do try.

The only things I want to replace are the bottle cages which I got for $1.00 at the bike swap, they are flimsy and bend, hard to use in motion. The Planet Bike bike seat is just adequate. It's gotta go.

Someday I would like to change to grip shifters, but if I can get away with the current ones for now that'll be good.

I have a condo to remodel so should not be spending all my discretionary income on the commuter

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The time to apply Framesaver is before you put all the parts on your frame (wheels, bars, seatpost, gears, cranks, stem, etc) You have to apply the liquid or spray liberally to the insides of the tubes and tip the frame in various directions to coat the insides of the tubes thoroughly, then the excess drips out the ends of the tubes. It's like coating the inside of all the frame tubes with oil. Best done with the tube ends open.