Originally Posted by
BillyD
OP, this is blown WAY WAY out of proportion. The reality is that unless you frequently ride in heavy rain or you leave your bike outside in the rain (which only an idiot would do) there is virtually no chance of rust or corrosion occurring with steel for decades. IF then.
I don't ride frequently in heavy rain or leave my bike outside in the rain and my 2004 steel IF has some pretty good corrosion around the bottom of the head tube. Suspected cause is my corrosive sweat. One reason I went ti for my next frame.