Rain and bikes
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OP
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Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
Yep just carbon forks. I've heard they spontaneously combust even if just one raindrop falls on them. Maybe that's what that loud bang was I heard coming from the shed.
The rain itself is not to bad. Its when it's combined with mud and winter salt that plays havoc..My old Peugeot only gets used in the Summer months and then lives next to the kitchen radiator in the winter. That's when the Boardman MTB comes into action. It's usually given a good spray over with Wd40 and a hose down every week during the winter months as the lanes around here are always caked in thick mud throughout winter.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Bolts often tend to be mild steel, e.g. those holding the handlebars at the stem tend to gather rust and particularly when allen key heads face up fill with water as on my Dawes MB. The frame and components are fine but why use bolts and screws which will inevitably rust?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Keep it clean and correctly lubed and waxed, no problems.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
is it carbon , if so it will just evaporate so be warned
Cost. They are easily replaced though.
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
Conversely if you bought an al bike then you have nothing to fear. 
If you want longevity of components, clean them often.
If you want longevity of components, clean them often.
Alan Frame
Gnu
- Location
- Lost In Space
Is that a Lancia Beater?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Only when in rideable condition.
Where did you get the picture of my best bike?
If you put some framesaver in the seat tube, no reason you can't use the Peugeot all year round. I've used both of mine through winter. Just give the bike a hose down and a wipe with a rag after particularly wet rides.
KnackeredBike
I do my own stunts
On a modern alu bike you basically have nothing to worry about. As the name suggests ride my bike in all weathers, gets left outside in the rain at work. Never gets cleaned other than an annual rub down with sandpaper and salt. There is superficial rust around the bolts and QR skewers but nothing in the least bit concerning. I suspect I will be returning to dust long before my bike.
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
It's a good idea to drill a drain hole in the bottom bracket shell if there isn't one.
Water can seep in through the seat tube and weld vent holes and when water gets in it all piles up in the lowest part of the frame, the bottom bracket shell.
Or take out the bottom bracket every once in a while and give it a quick wipe.
I found a small reservoir in the Vantages shell when I first opened it up after about a year coz there's no drain hole whereas I drilled the Raleigh and that was bone dry after the same period.
Water can seep in through the seat tube and weld vent holes and when water gets in it all piles up in the lowest part of the frame, the bottom bracket shell.
Or take out the bottom bracket every once in a while and give it a quick wipe.
I found a small reservoir in the Vantages shell when I first opened it up after about a year coz there's no drain hole whereas I drilled the Raleigh and that was bone dry after the same period.
