Originally Posted by
BillyD
. . . if left out directly in the rain for prolonged periods of time. Otherwise, not.
I still have the original steel bike I started cycling with 39 years ago, with zip, zero, zilch amounts of rust.
Indeed.
Besides rain, Sweat is very corrosive and it is hard to remove!
With two classique Reynolds 531 frames it is always a fight to keep rust at bay!
But I sure enjoy riding them!