Fat City Cycles Yo Eddy fork Vs. BOI (Big One Inch):my forks

[M-Power]

Plenty of Yeti FROs and other high end premium thin walled steel frames of this era ‘can have’ rust issues, its nothing unique to steel FATs no drain hole accepted. I always turned my 89 steel FAT upside down and dried the seat tube out over night in a warm room and used frame saver = zero rust issues. I rode it countless times through mud,streams, touring in the Irish rain etc I have owned 6 Yos and only one had rust issues as the previous London DJ owner didn't look after it properly. I would highly recommend investing in a coiled up inspection camera with a light to check inside any frame before purchase. They are around £20-30 using you own smart phone.

 

[retrobate]

Plenty of Yeti FROs and other high end premium thin walled steel frames of this era ‘can have’ rust issues, its nothing unique to steel FATs no drain hole accepted. I always turned my 89 steel FAT upside down and dried the seat tube out over night in a warm room and used frame saver = zero rust issues. I rode it countless times through mud,streams, touring in the Irish rain etc I have owned 6 Yos and only one had rust issues as the previous London DJ owner didn't look after it properly. I would highly recommend investing in a coiled up inspection camera with a light to check inside any frame before purchase. They are around £20-30 using you own smart phone.

True, I have 4 rust free Yo's, a Wicked & a Slim so plenty escaped the rotten seat tube but it is best to be aware of a potential problem area.

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Afraid so...

Good to know. Though, is this in general a Fat Chance issue compaired to other steel frames of the same vintage; i.e. the metal they opted to use being more prone to corrosion than say something from Rocky Mountain for example?

I would highly recommend investing in a coiled up inspection camera with a light to check inside any frame before purchase. They are around £20-30 using you own smart phone.

Good tip! I just wasn't tuned into this being a larger problem with Fat Chance than I initially thought. Though, I have been out of the biking culture for a few years and the general problem area of 'seat tube - water bad' fell off my radar. I do have an oscilloscope too.

 

[retrobate]

Good to know. Though, is this in general a Fat Chance issue compaired to other steel frames of the same vintage; i.e. the metal they opted to use being more prone to corrosion than say something from Rocky Mountain for example?

Nah, cromo is cromo, its more about lack of drainage and thin wall thickness.