"_The only blanket statement that matters is that blanket statements, in general, are garbage._"
Love this.
I hope to review a RSD at some point, and I'd definitely choose a raw aluminum option.
I think three things have really improved the life of steel frames when it comes to corrosion:
1) Education - folks I know are way better at spraying the inside of their frames. I ours that are not internally coated once a year with Boeshield.
2) Internal coatings - many frames now ship essentially painted inside and out.
3) Beef cake construction - all the frames I've seen corrode out have been of the super-light, super thin, steel varieties that I just don't see these days. Carbon has really swallowed that market. I look (and lift) my wife's old Sakura frame compared to any current steel frame at any price point and it doesn't make sense.
Likewise, most of the aluminum hardtail frames I've seen broken were of the past variety with crimped chainstays, round butted-tubing, etc. Not saying no one is breaking aluminum hardtails, but it's a brave new world looking at how yokes, dropouts, and headtube/seat tube junctions are crafted.
May 31, 2023, 7:38 p.m. - Andrew Major
"_The only blanket statement that matters is that blanket statements, in general, are garbage._" Love this. I hope to review a RSD at some point, and I'd definitely choose a raw aluminum option. I think three things have really improved the life of steel frames when it comes to corrosion: 1) Education - folks I know are way better at spraying the inside of their frames. I ours that are not internally coated once a year with Boeshield. 2) Internal coatings - many frames now ship essentially painted inside and out. 3) Beef cake construction - all the frames I've seen corrode out have been of the super-light, super thin, steel varieties that I just don't see these days. Carbon has really swallowed that market. I look (and lift) my wife's old Sakura frame compared to any current steel frame at any price point and it doesn't make sense. Likewise, most of the aluminum hardtail frames I've seen broken were of the past variety with crimped chainstays, round butted-tubing, etc. Not saying no one is breaking aluminum hardtails, but it's a brave new world looking at how yokes, dropouts, and headtube/seat tube junctions are crafted.