Originally Posted by
wrk101
+1 What he said.
As far as whether framesaver is necessary, it depends on the riding environment (comments above) and how long you plan to keep the bike. My regular riders are a 1984 Lotus Classique and a 1987 Schwinn Prologue. You bet I am using framesaver.
Absolutely right. My rain/beater bike is an '83 Trek 400 lugged steel frame that is ridden almost exclusively in bad weather and on wet roads. I treated it with Frame Saver when I bought it used in the late '90's and after 10 years of abuse it has no rust of any kind.
If you live in a fairly dry area and almost never ride in the rain, don't bother with Frame Saver but it's cheap protection and good insurance. What's the downside of using it?