Re: [CR] Uhoh..urago on ebay

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From: "Charles Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:36:37 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR] Uhoh..urago on ebay


Mike F wrote:

Forty year old professional bikes, built with thin seamless tubing, that have the original factory paint jobs, 90% of the time are not safe to ride as they decay from the inside, just like termites that eat out and stop when they reach the paint, the beam looks ok but the building falls down.

I have to say, I wondered about that. Apart from anything else, re-painting a frame will not do anything to prevent rust from the inside out. Preventing that requires other measures.

So I was struck by the logical disconnect.

Charles Andrews Los Angeles

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