Re: [CR]RE: Rusty guide

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli:Laser)

Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:02:07 -0500
From: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Rusty guide
In-reply-to: <cc3.4935741.329a553b@aol.com>
To: Charliepedal@aol.com
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

In my experience, some guides are improperly prepped, primed or painted inside the "loop". Also, indoor training is very bad unless protection from sweat is diligent. I hate to say it, but about the worst point with Jim Redcay frames is potential rusty cable guides.

Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ

Charliepedal@aol.com wrote:
> I have a Fugi with bubbling rust around the cable guides,with no rust
> showing. Only a lot of bubbling under the paint. I scraped some bubbled paint off
> paint off to see the rust under the paint. The guides are rusty but still solid.
> No other rust on the frame. it looked like the guides were brazed on and some
> rust was painted over and left to develop over the years.
> Charlie Petry looking for clamp-on cable guides in:
> Jennersville PA USofA