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10-26-20 | 08:52 PM

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flangehead

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From: Houston, TX

Bikes: 2017 Co-op ADV 1.1; ~1991 Novara Arriba; 1990 Fuji Palisade; mid-90's Moots Tandem; 1985 Performance Superbe

As a commuter I have no choice but ride in rain from time to time.

I have fenders.
I don’t ride in heavy downpours.
I don’t leave the bike sitting out in the rain any more than absolutely necessary.
When I get home I hang the bike upside down; sometimes I get some water out. I’ll sometimes remove the seatpost to help ventilate the moisture out of the frame.
If I feel like it might be damp I later bake the bike, with seatpost out, in the sun.

I’m sure it would be better if they didn’t get wet, but I haven’t had any corrosion related failures on my steel bikes in 15 years in inland south Texas.

YMMV.

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