Questions tagged [aluminum]
Questions related to bicycle frames made from aluminum alloy.
4 questions from the last 365 days
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Rusted steel rivet nut on aluminum frame causing frame to corrode
I have an aluminum-framed hybrid which has rivet nuts set in it for mounting racks and fenders. I am pretty sure these are steel rivet nuts because they seem to be rusting and causing corrosion on the ...
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How to fix a 2008 Colnago World Cup front brake mount failure? (Cantilever brakes)
I have the following bike:
https://bikeindex.org/bikes/495724
Colnago World Cup 2008 1st generation (rim brakes, aluminum fork).
The front brake has failed in a way that the sleeve or insert that's ...
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Accidentally punctured through aluminum frame with a screw tip - still safe? Repairable?
I went to tighten up my rear rack and realized that it was actually a screw not a bolt holding one of the arms on my rear bike to my frame. Apparently I stupidly used a screw that's longer than the ...
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135mm rear hub with QR on 130mm rear dropout spacing on older aluminum frame MTB
Problem: I had a rear wheel built to 135mm, but the frame is 130mm.
The frame is an older aluminum MTB frame. I assumed it was 135mm rear dropout spacing (being a mountain bike) when ordering the new ...
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