Bike is probably built with Stainless Tubing. Yes it does rust & corrode.
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Bike is probably built with Stainless Tubing. Yes it does rust & corrode.
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I'm with kccomet on this one, very cool bike. I don't dismiss the idea that it could be stainless however. Racers are always looking to get ahead of the curve and are always innovating. A relatively new metal like stainless would be tempting. Raw stainless is not shiny, not that different from other metals in appearance unless polished or at least brush finished. Big difference is that they keep that polished look much longer than other metals before Mother Nature seeks her revenge. And weight wasn't the only consideration either, they still used block chains I understand because they trusted their strength. In any case this may well be as advertised - a unique prototype commissioned by a very serious, very particular racer. Great ephemera as well. Still overpriced, but cool.
I'm with kccomet on this one, very cool bike. I don't dismiss the idea that it could be stainless however. Racers are always looking to get ahead of the curve and are always innovating. A relatively new metal like stainless would be tempting. Raw stainless is not shiny, not that different from other metals in appearance unless polished or at least brush finished. Big difference is that they keep that polished look much longer than other metals before Mother Nature seeks her revenge. And weight wasn't the only consideration either, they still used block chains I understand because they trusted their strength. In any case this may well be as advertised - a unique prototype commissioned by a very serious, very particular racer. Great ephemera as well. Still overpriced, but cool.
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