NortonMarg@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/11/04 8:15:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, rhawks@lmi.net
> writes:
>
> > If you see a line of rust forming at the shoulder of the
> > joint where the seat tube meets the lip of the bottom
> > bracket shell, is it ever anything but a crack in the
> > frame? Could it ever just be bad paint? The frame has
> > less than 2000 miles on it, and I haven't even worn
> > a tire out yet. I ride it 5 days a week on my commute to
> > work.
> >
>
> There's no reason for paint to crack there if the metal underneath it isn't
> moving.
> Stevan Thomas
> Alameda, CA
I have seen a single crack coming from the corner of a triangular lug cutout that is only a crack in the paint cause by rust. No rust was evident on the bike but the paint coverage at the cutout was not perfect and a tiny bit of rust at the sharp edge of the cutout had made a crack in the paint.
This is always a possiblity of rust starting (barely perceptable) where the edges of the metal are too sharp to be well covered with paint.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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