Thanks Jim I just looking for a consensus. I agree im gonna ride the snot out of it, and use my pics as a reference. Im guessing it will be fine for a long time, but will keep an eye out in the meantime.
On Jan 20, 10:02 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 1/19/11 11:56 AM, williwoods at willh...@yahoo.com wrote: > > > Just curious if anyone agrees with various statements/opinions about > > the clear powdered Rivendell frames I have received on some other > > forums. > > "Rule One About Rivendells: Don't Talk About Rivendells on Other Forums..." > > ;^) > > Sorry... could _not_ resist that. > > > > > Personally im not too worried about it and I love the visual effect of > > the pattern (see link of pics I provided above), much prefer the > > texture over it being totally clean. > > I find it pretty interesting looking. That is a dynamite looking bicycle. > > > I havent had my frame long enough to know if the rust effect is > > growing over time or if its the same as it was when it left RBW HQ. > > Any other raw frame experiences? > > It's possible that people are confusing the idea of clear-coating frames > with clear powder coating. A few years back, there was a short-lived trend > to clear coat frames to show off the industrial nature of the TIG welds - > the discoloration and metal scorching being a kind of tribal tattoo of > toughness. > > This did not work well, as clear coating - the layer that you put over > traditional "wet" paint finishes - is semi-porous. That means that enough > air can get through to encourage the oxidation process. I saw frames go > from no rust to completely rusted in a few months. It was not slow. > > Clear powdercoat is different. It has much less permeability. I'd be > surprised if those rust areas changed much over years. > > As others mentioned, if you see a steel frame being put together, it's > amazing how much surface rust is visible. > > If it were mine, I'd take some photos and measurements and put it in a file > somewhere for reference. If I were worried, I might take it to a > framebuilder to have that person evaluate it directly. Someone who is > observing it directly and has familiarity with steel tubes and their > processes is who I'd trust. > > Then I'd go ride the heck out of the bicycle. Because it's steel, even _IF_ > that rust was going to cause failure, it's steel, and it would fail slowly > and predictably. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I > follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
