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Salt water is _very_ corrosive, and once it gets inside a frame, it's hard to get a bike mechanic to sign off on it being safe to ride.
by WillAdams 1y ago
Salt water is _very_ corrosive, and once it gets inside a frame, it's hard to get a bike mechanic to sign off on it being safe to ride.
- chasd00 1y ago> it's hard to get a bike mechanic to sign off on it being safe to ride. Is that a thing? A letter of safety by a bike mechanic? To me if a bike can be ridden it’s safe to be ridden. Maybe racing bicycles are different since the intention is to ride them fast but this is a vintage bike.
- avgDev 1y agoYou can get really hurt at low speeds if a frame cracks. You won't know when it will crack.
- lupusreal 1y agoAgreed, however it's quite likely that after being under salt water for a while, the frame was in such shape that nobody would look at it once and consider riding it.
- aqme28 1y agoWe're talking about insurance claims here. Of course a mechanic's certification matters in that context. But I agree with you if we're just talking about a bike in the context about riding it.
- Workaccount2 1y agoI don't think it's a legal thing, it's just a "I know bikes well and I wouldn't ride this thing" warning.
- arethuza 1y agoThat could easily become a legal thing if someone sues the bike mechanic?
- deadbabe 1y agoAre you insane? Bikes can accumulate serious speed even if you are not racing. If the frame fails catastrophically it’s like being hurled from a moving vehicle at 40mph straight into the pavement, probably face first. If you’re not wearing a helmet, you’re dead.