After so much elbow ~~oil~~ grease (thank you @Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ), this is the result I'm proud of: A working Graziella, ready to take me around Salento (area in Pulia, south of Italy)(maybe that's too much... maybe I'll move just in the town ๐ )
There is still quite some rust, but the pedals flow and the brakes work well (enough).
Do you know this old folding-bike style? The original one was called Graziella, in the '60s, and then all the Italian manufacturers produced their version. But I think it's not known outside of Italy. Cheap, sturdy, practical... The old ones sell for a good price, if in good state (not this one ๐ )
Also a picture while I was restoring it:
crosspostated from: https://social.tchncs.de/users/lgsp/statuses/117150575857916610
I love my 'Eurotrash' bike.
We found it by the dumpsters and the back wheel was almost a V it was bent so badly....I hate dumpster diving but my SO has no problem so I said if you can ride it back to the shop, I'll fix it up. She did, and I did...7 years later its still my 'daily driver'.