Too risky? Rusty drop out
08-15-18 | 12:03 PM
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Too risky? Rusty drop out
A buddy of mine found this Leesport Mountain Sport for cheap on c-list. I swapped over all my parts from my rusty Mongoose ATB only to find this rust in the driveside fork dropout. What's ya'lls opinion of this? Too risky to ride? I am going to bring it to a local shop to get an in-person opinion but thought I would also check with the deeply knowledgeable hive mind here.
08-15-18 | 12:17 PM
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Rust? I see chipped paint, maybe a little surface rust. Although it's difficult to diagnose rust issues by pictures alone, I find that rust concerns are almost always over-inflated.
Here's an example. Based on the rust you see, would you ride this?
Here's an example. Based on the rust you see, would you ride this?
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08-15-18 | 01:38 PM
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I'd give a dose of naval Jelly on the rust and then nail polish over the bare spots, from the pics it doesn't look too bad
08-15-18 | 02:23 PM
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I would indeed! The rust on my Mongoose completely encompassed that area and was pretty gnarly. I rode it that way for a long while. My thinking here is that a fork failure is much more concerning than a crack in BB.
08-15-18 | 02:27 PM
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True that, but note that the metal around your dropout is quite a bit thicker than the seat tube on that bottom bracket. Remove the rust, you'll be shocked at how little it penetrated.
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