From 1972 through 1975, we lived in Germany. At the time, my father had bought a Metzeler Brigant, like the one shown here:
A Brigant for sale on eBay at the time of writing
We also had a small dolly to help move it around, which we even used to tow it behind the car (I’m sure one wouldn’t get away with that today!).
I inherited the dolly, but over the years, between disuse and poor storage, the rims rusted and the tires rotted. Over the last few days, I restored it. Here is a picture of the dolly now, with the old parts in front of it:
Reburbished boat dolly
Used a wire brush and drill to clean the rust off, then repainted with hammered silver Tremclad. Does a nice job!
The straps need replacing too, but after 40 years, one needs to expect that.
Corinne
Talk to Cameron about a rust remover spray he purchased. He said he used it on his rusty bike and chain and it works really good.
Karljürgen Feuerherm
Thanks–we’re good for now (it’s all assembled etc.). But next time, I’ll keep it in mind.