[SirChomps-a-Lot]

I just moved to London, and the rain is a bit new to me.

I'm about worried about rust and such, especially since my commuter is steel. I did treat the inside of the frame with fish oil, but I'm not convinced I got full coverage.

So what should I be doing to the bike when I come in from the rain to minimize rust? All I can think of to do is dry the chain.

Here's the bike, btw:

 

[reflux]

Once you're done treating it, spray some WD40 down the seattube. It repels water.

 

[maddog17]

framesaver for the inside of the tubes you can get access to, wipe down everything else and lube if necessary. frame polish on the outside helps too.

 

[Wumpus]

I would remove the seat post regularly and grease. That'll help keep water from getting in the seat tube. The same with the BB.

You can get a shotgun cleaning rod to help apply linseed oil/JP Weigle Framesaver/fish oil to the the seat tube every few months. It would be pretty difficult to get water into the other main tube unless you submerge it so once a year or so should be good.

The head tube might be another problem area for leakage.

Fenders might be good addition to minimize spray. You're going to be throwing a lot of gunk at the back of the seat post/seat tube.

 

[Serial Midget]

I've ridden my steel frame roadie in the rain for years & years with no rust problems - my secret is to keep it inside the house when not riding. My experience with steel frames suggests condensation causes more corrosion than riding in the rain.

 

[James]

I just moved to London, and the rain is a bit new to me.

I'm about worried about rust and such, especially since my commuter is steel. I did treat the inside of the frame with fish oil, but I'm not convinced I got full coverage.

So what should I be doing to the bike when I come in from the rain to minimize rust? All I can think of to do is dry the chain.

Here's the bike, btw:

My Soma looks almost EXACTLY like that! Weird.
Great little bike though, but I want to swap the Vredestein city tires I have on there for some Continentals I think. They're rounder, the Vreds are *really* square. And it's not hip to be square.