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tallsam
Noice
Thought to keep a record for myself and might be usefull for someone else.
Decide to bite a bullet as never ridden fixed before. Was looking for a beater to knock around. And scored this nasty boy.
Condition (after sitting in a garden for almost two years):
*stuck seatpost
*stuck quill
*rusty chain
*rusty bolts
*rusty cog
*rusty BB (shell ant threads were ok)
*paint chips rusted
*wheels seems fine (apart that they never saw cleaning and lube)
First things first. Stuck bits.
Dont have a space and and knowign how handy I am - didnt wanted to loose my sight by melting the bits. Didnt wanted to jump to a last resort anyway.
Put frame tits up. Filled fork and seat tube with penetrating oil (sprayed whole can) and left it to soak for few days. Some people reporting you should keep it for a week or two - aint nobody got time for that.
Guess what. Didnt helped a damn thing!
Use the force Luke!!!
clamped fork into vice (next to a crown to avoid fatigue) and smacked it with a rubber mallet. didnt doo nuthin. Time for heavy artillery - bigass metal hammer. few hits and I believe it moved a bit. Few more hits opposite side. started to move a bit. Thanks @Wyshniukas for helping with this one.
Seatpost was easier. it was all tatty and knackered by previous owner trying to remove it so it was a toss anyway. Squeezed into vice by seatpost itself. And used frame as a leverage. After few jiggle'wiggle moves popped out fairly quickly .