Originally Posted by
wolfchild
It take a very very long time for a chromoly steel bike frame to rust out to a point of it being unrideable. I don't think I've ever heard of it.
This is my feeling. I see a lot of 1970s steel road bikes in daily use. I've never personally heard of one failing due to rust. IMO, this is a non-issue. Squirt some Boeshield in the tubes if you're worried.