Smitty Two wrote in newsrestwhich-
:

In article ,
zxcvbob wrote:

...on a bicycle that hasn't been used in a while. It doesn't look
rusty, but that's probably what it is.

Liquid Wrench, or WD-40?

Bob

We have a militant contingent of WD-40 detractors in a.h.r., but the can
says it "loosens rusted parts" and "frees sticky mechanisms," and it
does, for me, every time.


use a -real- penetrating oil,like PB Blaster.

but for your brake cable to STAY free,you'll need to work some grease down
inside it.that means partially pulling the cable and greasing it,then
working it in and out,repeating until the grease has worked well into the
cable.

it might be more worthwhile buying a new cable assembly.
(and keeping the bike indoors,out of the weather.)
BTW,your tires may have rotted,too.the sidewalls may crack,fail,and the
inner tube blow thru and pop.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
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dot com