How many people here have personally as opposed to it happening to a friend, cousin etc. had classic steel frames experience an actual structural failure due solely to rust? I've never seen or heard of it happening but have learned not to put much weight in my own narrow anecdotal experience. If Fraysee is anywhere close to correct there should be hundreds or more probably thousands of such tales out there to be related by list members.
How about a show of hands?
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Mike F wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> So I was struck by the logical disconnect.
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> Charles Andrews
> Los Angeles
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