Originally Posted by
rugerben
The CX has the the advantage in corrosion resistance. It's made of aluminum which does not rust like cromo. The fork is still cromo though.
Both are pretty corrosion resistant. On both the steel parts are painted.
People have been riding Steel bikes for a long time. Steel motorcycles and steel cars as well, believe it or not. Steel trucks, steel trains. Steel buses, steel trolleys. Steel rickshaws and steel tuk-tuks. Steel unicycles and some people even walk in steel-toed boots. Actually a lot of people hike in hiking boots with a steel shank. Keep it clean, touch up scratches and it'll never rust.