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w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

15. all my steel are cro-moly as well

Reply to happyslug (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 15, 2015, 01:21 AM

Oct 2015

i'd still either
framesave
boeing tshield
or
flax seed oil
the inside of the frame, condensation easily builds in bb area and even worse if it's a lugged frame it'll go for the lugs

mine are not lugged

b-17 the saddle that has had religions dedicated to it

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any 'steel is real' riders? [View all] w0nderer Oct 2012 OP

absolutely vanamonde Nov 2012 #1

Steel Bianchi Kolesar Nov 2012 #2

a 720 -98 and a 750 -95 (trek) w0nderer Oct 2015 #5

I am rebuilding a Schwinn 1972 SPORTS TOURER happyslug Nov 2012 #3

:-)) w0nderer Oct 2015 #7

I wrote that three years ago happyslug Oct 2015 #9

sorry a bit behind on my 'mail' w0nderer Oct 2015 #10

The inside of the steel frame were solid, happyslug Oct 2015 #12

all my steel are cro-moly as well w0nderer Oct 2015 #15

Except for the Paramount, Schwinn chrome moly frames were not lugged happyslug Oct 2015 #16

when i got into the business (on the US side at least) w0nderer Oct 2015 #19

Schwinn went bankrupt in 1992, its name was then sold for it had value, the rest of Schwin is gone. happyslug Oct 2015 #20

the Taiwan company was called pacific bicycles w0nderer Oct 2015 #21

I prefer the B-135 on my Cannondale. happyslug Oct 2015 #17

does 4130 count? frylock Nov 2012 #4

how did people answering to this thread miss me? w0nderer Oct 2015 #6

I've added a couple since my previous post.. frylock Oct 2015 #13

nice ! :-) once most of us go steel we don't go back n/t w0nderer Oct 2015 #14

yep! (n/t) vanamonde Oct 2015 #8

hi welcome wanna share ride? share the ride as show the ride w0nderer Oct 2015 #11

who doesn't want a Moots ? olddots Oct 2015 #18