Rusty wheels!!
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Tourer
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From: Dorset, UK
Rusty wheels!!
The rims and spokes on my street bob are rusting like crazy [:@]
Got the bike last July and its been kept in a garage, hardly ridden over the winter and always washed down after a ride.
Really feel this is unacceptable and before I visit the stealer (should be fun) on Wednesday, wondered if anyone else here has had the same problem and what was the outcome?
Got the bike last July and its been kept in a garage, hardly ridden over the winter and always washed down after a ride.
Really feel this is unacceptable and before I visit the stealer (should be fun) on Wednesday, wondered if anyone else here has had the same problem and what was the outcome?
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RE: Rusty wheels!!
The spokes are zinc plated. They will look like crap over time and are a PITA to keep looking nice. Usually the rust on the chrome rim on my bikes have been pretty easy to buff out with a spray cleaner followed by wax. I spray the whole underside of my bike down with WD-40 in the winter. It helps displace water/condensation in my unheated garage.
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RE: Rusty wheels!!
ORIGINAL: fastfxrs
The spokes are zinc plated. They will look like crap over time and are a PITA to keep looking nice. Usually the rust on the chrome rim on my bikes have been pretty easy to buff out with a spray cleaner followed by wax. I spray the whole underside of my bike down with WD-40 in the winter. It helps displace water/condensation in my unheated garage.
The spokes are zinc plated. They will look like crap over time and are a PITA to keep looking nice. Usually the rust on the chrome rim on my bikes have been pretty easy to buff out with a spray cleaner followed by wax. I spray the whole underside of my bike down with WD-40 in the winter. It helps displace water/condensation in my unheated garage.
Ok rant over
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RE: Rusty wheels!!
ORIGINAL: voyager1
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Do you live close the the ocean ? If so....You got the answer = salt . I think i see the ocean in your pic ?
Still comes down to quality and I am amazed at how tolerant we all are of the use of cheap materials on our very expensive bikes.
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