Old bike back to life after 20 years!

I’ve got a bike that was used only for a few months and after was in storage for the last 20 years! The bike does not look rusted. Though, I am planning to replace the tyres, inner tubes, brake cables and pads for safety.
Shall I also change the chain or a good cleaning will do the job?
What other parts should I consider to replace or service before I use the bike?

My bike was in storage for about that, I changed the tyres and snapped the chain so changed that too. Still riding 30 year old brake blocks though :)

you guys must be really old...

you guys must be really old...

Dinosaur cyclists :-)!

erm, tighten everything... who knows how fastidious the last owner was..

do you know the reason the bike was stored? thats an important one

erm, tighten everything... who knows how fastidious the last owner was..

do you know the reason the bike was stored? thats an important one

Plus you get a process called stress relaxation of the bolts over time, where they slowly lengthen with long term constant stress, and need to be tightened after being dormant for ages.

^^^^ a metallurgist right there.

Check everything out of course anyway, would YOU ride a bike that someone else built, a long long time ago, and then left for 2 decades?

Rust, especially if it was left somewhere damp like an unheated garage.