Re: [CR] Uhoh..urago on ebay

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From: "Steve Birmingham" <sbirmingham@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:40:58 -0500
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Subject: Re: [CR] Uhoh..urago on ebay


I've seen it, a couple times, but there was always some extra influence. First one, an early 80's Univega. - went to fix it up for a friend and when I removed the ducktape from the toptube the tube looked like it had burst. Plenty of rust, But I suspect frozen water actually did in the weakened tube.

Seccond one, Early70's Motobecane. Cracked in front of the seatlug. Thinned from rust, but cracked from too much twisting from how he rode. The rust would have gotten that one eventually.

Third one rusted through chainstay. Forget the bike. had some bad wheel rub at one point that wasn't touched up and it rusted through.

Not exactly what was described, and all began with some level of abuse. Outdoor winter storage was the common thing, and I believe at least 2 of the 3 were ridden in winter on salty roads and never cleaned.

Fortunately none of them were high end bikes.

Steve Birmingham Lowell, Massachusetts USA

Message: 12 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:20:38 -0800 From: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Uhoh..urago on ebay Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Message-ID: <AANLkTin_8PH50M54=apfvzXU8gTt-Rqu7+bnJk=xE3bW@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

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