Maybe this belongs in "commuting" or "mechanics" but I seldom post there.

I have a SS beater that I bought about 18 months ago for my 20 mile round trip commute. I added on fenders but to be honest I am mostly a "fair weather" commuter but don't mind a bit of wet.

Anyway I noticed about 6 months ago that MOST of the bolts on the bike are showing moderate amounts of rust. This includes the ones on the stem, the brake binder, and the hub bolts (it did not come with QRs, just bolt-on).

So the question in my mind is do I either:

A: Don't worry it's a beater commuter just ride it and ignore the rust?

or

B: Replace all rusted bolts.

I am inclined to pick A, but if there is a darn good reason to replace these I would consider it.

ps no one has stollen any of the baby bolts, thankfully