Originally Posted by
Kontact
It is too bad that steel bikes don't get this kind of treatment normally, but chromoly is somewhat rust resistant. The reason cars no longer rust so badly is that they now galvanize the bodies before painting (zinc plating).
I dunno, Here in the rust belt I see plenty of late model cars and trucks with rusted out rockers, cab corners, and wheel wells before their time. Still not as bad as the 70's like my old plow truck frame.
