Thread: 2 weeks of winter weather and corrosion already.
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Old 12-15-12 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by krobinson103
Road salt. Great for keeping the roads clear, bad for bikes. After just two weeks of winter weather I had to spend 2 hours cleaning off the rust from the fork/chain/group. Its a good thing my nice bikes with road tires are useless due to snow because I would really be annoyed with that sort of rust on them.
I'd sooner buy another bike every winter before I will spend 2 hours cleaning off surface rust every 2 weeks or so on a cheaper bike, especially if the rust is not a safety or reliability issue.
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