Van Tuyl with chrome issue
06-17-16 | 04:38 AM
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Van Tuyl with chrome issue
I would like some advice regarding a vintage Van Tuyl bike (Columbus MS tubing)... long story short after buying it, I left it with my mechanic for inspection and there were some rust spots on the underside of the right hand chain stay (in the chrome). Now, he says that he couldn`t remove the rust with thin foil and WD 40 so he used some hard rubber polishing thingy in a cordless drill to clean it off so as to be able to see how deep the rust ran. The results are in the picture...the indentations are really small but it catches the fingernail. Big problem, no problem, should i just carry on? Tank you
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06-17-16 | 05:09 AM
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From your picture it looks like dents are not very deep. Rear triangle tubes are most often straight gauge so their wall thickness isn't terribly thin.
If the frames doesn't feel noodly under pressure I wouldn't worry about it. I would cover it with protective layer of transparent paint tho.
If the frames doesn't feel noodly under pressure I wouldn't worry about it. I would cover it with protective layer of transparent paint tho.
06-17-16 | 06:40 AM
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I concur with Pawlus and thinktubes, but you do owe us some pictures of the rest of the bike. 
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
06-17-16 | 08:26 AM
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Not a problem, from a structural integrity, in my opinion. Only thing I can see is a cosmetic issue. I would touch it over with silver paint and then worry not, keeping in mind to inspect, from time to time.
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06-17-16 | 04:40 PM
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+1 to more pics of the bike. Racing Feather?
+1 to more pics of the bike. Racing Feather?
06-20-16 | 03:15 AM
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I have no idea actually. It`s a funny one (probably repainted at one point in its life-there is a sticker on the frame with Varnish by Carlo Dosoventa), the junction between the head tube-top tube and down tube it TIG welded but there is a lug at the seat tube-top tube junction. The top tube, down tube and left hand chain stay are asymmetrical yet the seat tube is round... No marking of tubing used but i guess is Columbus MS?
06-20-16 | 07:11 AM
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My wife's Tomasini Tecno Extra is the same with a seat cluster lug and welded everywhere else. It is Columbus Genius.
I would second the advice of a dab of paint on those spots as it looks to me like naked steel under there, then ride on!
I would second the advice of a dab of paint on those spots as it looks to me like naked steel under there, then ride on!
06-20-16 | 07:38 AM
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Hmm...yet, as far as I know, Genius used regular shaped tubing while mine does not except on the seat tube. Anyways, while mainly cosmetic, it really bothers me that I have a deep-ish scratch in one spot so I might look into repainting/professional repair, though I doubt that except total removal and recoating anything more can be done to the chrome...
