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Titanium bolts: Preventing bonding?
I picked up Ti bolts for my [brake] rotors, and am aware of TiPrep but wondered what other more commonly found (and likely cheaper) alternatives are there?
Scouring the 'Net, I've read about copper ...
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Would silica gel inside my bike frame be effective in preventing corrosion?
I ride my bike in all weathers, and I'm concerned over the possibility of rust forming inside the frame and going undetected.
I can't easily obtain FrameSaver or the like, so I'm thinking of dropping ...
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How do I fix a dent on my frame?
I suspect that something has pierced my frame. At any rate, I have a dent in my bike frame. I would like to avoid the possibility of corrosion, with minimium cosmetic trade off. So, how do I go about ...
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Aluminum seatpost stuck to a steel frame
I'm trying to free my aluminum seatpost corroded to a CrMo frame. One of the methods is to heat the aluminum seatpost and then to let it cool. In theory, the aluminum will expand twice as fast as ...
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Is this aluminum “rust” in my frame?
I found an aluminum bike in the trash and it seems like it has been exposed to the rain, especially because some of the metal is slightly rusty.
The frame is a different thing, because altough it is ...
