On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Damian <damian.jack...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear RBWers, > > I have a Saluki (2007) which normally is fendered but not at the > moment because of an overestimation of my mountainbiking skills and > the selection of an inappropriate trail resulting in an uncomfortable > encounter with a gorse bush (do you have them in the USA? I'm in > Ireland) and a rock. This left about 20 splinters in my hand and my > fender bust. Of course that day I was only going for a short spin and > so had not bothered to bring tools with me (what could possibly go > wrong within 5 miles of home?) and had to bash the fender with a stone > to get it to stop rubbing the tyre so I could get home. Fender beyond > repair. > > Aaaanyway ... I went for a 4 hour spin in the pouring rain a couple of > weeks ago in my now-unfendered Saluki. Solid downpour for four hours > but great fun on the ride. > > Yesterday when I went to put the new fenders on I noticed a line of > deposited rust coming from the tiny hole at the bottom of the seat > stay where water had obviously flowed out during the wet ride. It > seems that the inside of the frame may be rusty. > > What should I do? > > Thanks for all advice, >
Are you SURE it is rust? FrameSaver- frequently applied to rivs, is orange/brown in color but has a VERY distinctive odor about it. Make sure you saw rust and not framesaver. -sv -- 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.
