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Almost stripped down to the frame now, just need one of those two-pronged tools to take off the crank bolt covers. So far only the seat post is stuck, which shouldn't be too much of a pain as long as I can get the BB out to pour stuff down there and loosen it up.
Thankfully, much of the rust on the components seems to only be superficial, and I think it'll scrub off.
The groupset is FC M550, early 90's I think.
Fibrax blocks look good - thanks for that.
The wheels need a clean, but are basically ok (straight n true, with lots of braking surface left), but I've yet to try removing the cassette, which is bright orange and almost furry with rust....
The rims might a weird size, though: 32 622 (28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4).
622 should be 29 inches, right? Not 28. (Sheldon, if I understood him correctly)
Anyway, I tried some 700c tyres on them which seem to fit, so maybe I can ignore the illogical metric/imperial discrepancy? Or maybe I'm just confused for no reason...