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Are freewheels compatible if they have the same number of sprockets and teeth?

I'm a novice to the cycling world and am wanting to learn to do my own maintenance, so I'm quite unsure of a few things. More specifically, I have a Dahon Eco C7 foldable bike that I got used and was ...
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Gun bluing chains

Is it possible to hot blue chains for rust protection? I surmise there would be parts of a bike chain that are made using hardened steel (e.g. rollers and pins). Would this process affect their temper?...
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Got rust on chain and cassette

I have a pretty new bike (5 years) and just recently got all the transmission very rusty (https://i.sstatic.net/5LmJm.jpg). Several things happened: · Degreased it thoroughly (probably too much) · ...
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