Joined: Sep 2010
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From: San Gabriel, CA
Bikes: Nishiki Prestige, Reign, IH Warrior, Rockhopper, Brompton, Q-Bike, Forever, Free-Ride, Dahon, Merckx Premium, Litespeed Teramo, Raleigh MTi 1000, Motobecane Fly Ti, OnOne 456, Kona Unit, Transition TransAM
One of my riding buddies has an OCD about his bike being clean. He'd wash his bike after every ride with a water hose. His bike was brand new and managed to get the seatpost stuck.
After freeing it, he found that his liberal hosing of the bike got water in the seat tube after every wash.
When the seatpost was finally freed, it looked like it had been boiled / cooked. The anodized finish was eaten away and you can see the aluminum oxidized into a powdery mess. I suggested that he check his BB bearings after seeing this.