Paint hardens as it cures, and curing can take a while. How new is your bike? 10 y/o paint is harder to scratch than 1 m/o paint.
Just an idea... Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:07 am Subject: [RBW] Sccccratches To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > I recently purchased a Green Sam Hillborne and love it. > I've ridden > it almost daily since August, a bit less lately due to the rain here > in NYC..but on occasion I do lock it up securely outside when I'm > shopping or whatever...Every time the bike leans against anything > metal, or even plastic, i.e. a city bike rack, I get a serious deep > scratch on the frame.. > I'm certainly no worrier about nicks and scratches...but here's > what I > can't wrap my head around.. > How is it that I have Japanese road bikes from the 80's , Maruishi, > etc...that seem impenetrable to scratches and still look new, > and my new $1000.00 Riv frame has literally dozens of > scratches. Why > is the Riv clear coat so useless? Did they forget to put > it on? I > love the bike, it's not the biggest deal in the world, but then again, > I would expect more from them. Any thoughts? > > > -- Marc Nolte email: m...@mbn.ca --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
