Rust and CV frames--Risks?
11-18-08 | 09:20 PM
#1
Thread Starter
some new kind of kick
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From: Smog Valley
Bikes: SOMA Rush, Miyata 912, Kogswell Mod. G, want a porteur bike
Rust and CV frames--Risks?
I just bought another sort of CV frame on Ebay. 1990
Miyata. What is the risk of there being rust somewhere
inside that would damage things structurally? It looks
clean on the outside--well cared for. I plan on putting
Frame Saver inside the tubes etc. Has anyone ever
encountered a problem with old frames in this way?
I went back and forth between a new CX frame (steel)
and a used frame. The Miyata is, IMHO, better than
a frame for the same price that you could buy today but
it is older, with commensurate issues.
Miyata. What is the risk of there being rust somewhere
inside that would damage things structurally? It looks
clean on the outside--well cared for. I plan on putting
Frame Saver inside the tubes etc. Has anyone ever
encountered a problem with old frames in this way?
I went back and forth between a new CX frame (steel)
and a used frame. The Miyata is, IMHO, better than
a frame for the same price that you could buy today but
it is older, with commensurate issues.
11-18-08 | 09:44 PM
#3
Thread Starter
some new kind of kick
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,542
Likes: 1
From: Smog Valley
Bikes: SOMA Rush, Miyata 912, Kogswell Mod. G, want a porteur bike
11-19-08 | 06:48 AM
#4
No lugs? No hugs.
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Vancouver, Canada
Bikes: '85 Miyata 310, '06 GT Performer
Oh, the tourer.
If you want to restore it with all the original stuff, here's the full component list:
https://bp2.blogger.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/...0-h/img250.jpg
If you want to restore it with all the original stuff, here's the full component list:
https://bp2.blogger.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/...0-h/img250.jpg
11-19-08 | 07:00 AM
#5
No lugs? No hugs.
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,115
Likes: 1
From: Vancouver, Canada
Bikes: '85 Miyata 310, '06 GT Performer
Oh, the tourer.
If you want to restore it with all the original stuff, here's the full component list:
https://bp2.blogger.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/...0-h/img250.jpg
If you want to restore it with all the original stuff, here's the full component list:
https://bp2.blogger.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/...0-h/img250.jpg
11-19-08 | 07:24 AM
#6
Thrifty Bill
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
Do a search on the numerous rust threads. Depending on how it was stored and maintained, it is old enough to have internal rust. I picked up a 1992 that looked great on the outside, but had some serious internal rust.
