Recently picked up a bike with a set of cinelli drops on. Just stripped the bike the other night to find the alloy bars were quite badly corroded around where the brake levers would clamp. Quite surprising, never seen a bar corrode in this place or fashion before. Quite glad I never rode the bike in anger with these bars on !
Alloy drop bar corrosion
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dbmtb":yjxgn23k said:
Elite sells a protective thing to put over your bike when on the turbo trainer to stop the sweat damaging the bike .
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dbmtb":1n53qix1 said:
what he said. I've often come across this when dismantling stuff.
It comes off with a wire brush attachment, BUT check for any pitting, you dont want anything snapping at an important moment
I also had this corrosion on a set of bars I once bought. The bar tape was still on them and under the tape were patches of white powder, I think sweat had soaked in and corroded the aluminium.
So always take the tape off to check before buying old bars, otherwise they might be only usable on a turbo bike.
So always take the tape off to check before buying old bars, otherwise they might be only usable on a turbo bike.
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