FRiend of mine had a watch with a lifetime guarantee - when the mainspring went it slashed his wrist.
Seriously though, I live near the sea in the U.K., and until my wife's health forced the decision, have regularly ridden steel-framed bikes since 1948.
I've never had a dramatic problem with corrosion - conservative maintenance is the key, but you needn't be obsessive about it..
John.
Seriously though, I live near the sea in the U.K., and until my wife's health forced the decision, have regularly ridden steel-framed bikes since 1948.
I've never had a dramatic problem with corrosion - conservative maintenance is the key, but you needn't be obsessive about it..
- When initially assembling the bike spray inside all the tubes, everywhere you can get at with WD40 - it has a long pedigree - read the Howard Hughes story.
- If you've ridden in sea-spray, or sweated all over it, rinse the bike off with clean tap water. That includes chain, gears etc.,
- Clean mud off the bike. It holds water.
- Maintain the paint film, i.e. touch up scratches, or as a first resort, wipe a film of oil over them.
- If putting the bike away for any period of time, clean with tap water, give it a spray with WD40 and hang it up.
John.