The big danger for corrosion with steel/alu interfaces is where raw metal is in contact with raw metal, the most common being a plain aluminum seatpost in a steel seattube, the inside of the frame not being painted. Quill stems, too.
All of the Nitto steel handlebars are plated (I think nickel plated), so you'd never have raw chromoly-on-aluminum contact there. A lot of aluminum stems are anodized or painted (but maybe not Nitto? I'm not sure), further preventing problematic contact. I'd never grease a handlebar/stem interface, but that may just be me, since making sure the handlebar stays in place seems more important to me. Especially with a high-leverage bar like an Albatross, where rotating in the stem can be a problem. Like Joe says, if you're concerned, loosening everything once in a while and giving it a wiggle isn't a bad idea. On Saturday, May 25, 2013 6:59:45 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote: > > So should I grease the collar area of the ChroMo bar if my stem is > aluminum since they are two diff't metals? > > > I know the ChroMo is stock on the stock Riv Alba builds. Anyone know if > they do it? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
