I viewed a bike today that showed signs of corrosion around the joints holding the shock. What could be causing this? The seller tried to claim there was nothing wrong. There were also signs of rust on other fittings.
Is this bike safe to ride, easily fixed or should it be avoided at all costs??
by Commercial-Heron7
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Was the rest of the bike as new looking as the shock? Kinda funky / odd mismatch in wear. Either way I wouldn’t buy it based on those photos.
I love my canyon strive but those two top bolts and the bottom shock bolt do corrode slightly. I’ve never seen anything like the paint there though. it might be a reaction from whatever grease or loctite the seller used installing. those are not safety critical bolts, if either one popped out on me on the trail I would just stop sending it and ride back home.
corrosion of the bashgaurd mounting should be nothing to worry about at all though. it’s a really noncritical component
It looks to be a manageable fix if you know what you’re doing, it would be best to replace the bolts and pin going through the linkage that is rusted, and then clean the surface corotion and find a paint marker that matches the color. But at that point you might as well rebuild the whole frame in terms of bearings and bolts, so maybe not worth it after all.
Hardware is easy to fix, as long as the carbon looks good, and the price is sufficiently discounted to account for your effort in buying new hardware and installing it, then go for it.
When replacing, look at stainless or ti hardware. I love my Knolly bikes specifically for their Ti bolts. We Are One uses a locking agent that looks like corrosion orange, it threw me off the first time I undid the bolts on my Arrival, but the bolts themselves were all stainless.
looks crusty, run for it
I got a canyon strive 2019, and while there are some “surface rust” on some of the screws it is FAR from what you see here.