Originally Posted by
amedias
Indeed, as I alluded to it's made worse due to our climate, and likely why we see more such issues than people from other places.
I get that, but what I was pointing out is that the type of galvanic corrosion you're talking about doesn't occur if the two halves are the same material. Aluminum tubes don't corrode where they are bonded to aluminum lugs or crowns. It is a carbon/steel, aluminum/steel or aluminum/carbon issue.