Feel free to contradict me on this one but I think rust concerns are highly exaggerated. Agree that the external may be caused by sweat dripping onto the frame but of course the paint has to compromised in some way for rust to start. I live within a few miles of the ocean & have a 30+ year old steel UJB that has little rust. One of my touring buds lives on a peninsula, surrounded by the ocean, and his 15 year old steel bike has little rust, despite a complete absence of cleaning or other maintenance (makes GP's bike look new).
If the price is right, strip it down, clean it up, liberally apply rust inhibitor to the interior, touch up the paint & enjoy. dougP On Friday, August 30, 2013 12:22:02 PM UTC-7, ChrisG wrote: > > Hi All, > I've been following the group for a month or two now and have really > enjoyed learning about your escapes. I've been a bike commuter (on a > hardtail Brodie mtb) for most of my 22 working years, but that has really > tapered off in the past couple of years. Turns out the mtb really wasn't a > very good fit (sizing) at all, but when I was younger that never really > bothered me. I also just came to the realization that at nearly 50 years of > age, my chances of winning the TdF are diminishing quickly ;) so I also > sold the harsh riding, low bar Al road bike I'd had for a decade. > > I recently went to a good shop, was fit for, and bought a new Surly LHT. > It's completely rejuvenated my love for cycling. The bike is great, and the > fit is very Riv'ish: frame is 2-3 cm taller than my previous road bike and > I've got it set up very similar to the Riv recommendation for saddle and > bar height. The LHT had been my commuter and touring bike over the summer > and it's been great. But now I'm thinking that I'd like to add something a > little more spritely when I want to ride without racks and hopefully fall > less behind my two 100# kids who just fly up our very hilly terrain. And of > course I'm thinking of a Riv. I can't afford anything new right now, but > I've got a line on a used Rom that is in my price range. I haven't seen it > in person yet (it's a 2-3 hour drive away), but I would go and try it > before buying. I'm worried though that the frame has some rust. My Brodie > has some some rust spots on the frame that I've covered with clear nail > polish and they haven't seemed to cause a problem. The Riv Rom though has > rust in some of the lugs and I don't know if this should be a major concern > or not as I've never had experience with this. The seller was kind enough > to send me a pic of the worst spot and I've attached below. Hopefully the > photo is large enough for you to see (I have it much larger, but the groups > editor compresses it). Anyone have experience with rust in/near the lugs > like this? Would this make you steer clear or do you think it is likely not > a problem? > > Thanks in advance, > ChrisG > North Vancouver, BC > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zexlEvsSWmo/UiDwLvFrocI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/aFQtGBrwBBU/s1600/image-1.jpeg> > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
