[zephyr11]

anything i should or can do to prevent further damage if any?

 

[austin_bike]

Also interested in knowing, mine is doing that and it is 3 months old.

 

[BC]

I guess I'm not seeing it in the photo. What are your referring to ?.

 

[madafaka]

I guess I'm not seeing it in the photo. What are your referring to ?.

jep...or is it maybe the surface rust on the bearings?

 

[BC]

Oh,
No, the surface rust is not a problem. that's normal for a steel bearing. Mine are 2+ years old, no problem.

 

[dulyebr]

Wd-40?

 

[Lorien]

don't worry about it.:thumbsup:

 

[Mrwhlr]

If you left the bike dirty, you'd never notice these things. But, you should sell it right away just to be safe .

 

[jsoates]

Two years of sweat dripping on my DT bearings and only one rough one which I just repacked with grease. Get a black felt marker and run it over the rust,then you won't notice it as much.

 

[Bizarro]

If you left the bike dirty, you'd never notice these things. But, you should sell it right away just to be safe .

sold.

 

[ilostmypassword]

are you serious? lol. just go ride man!

saying that- i'd like to see a pro review of the bearings.....

 

[GearTech]

To prevent further damage, cover them in a light layer of grease after cleaning of the surface rust off as much as possible by hand. After you wash the bike apply more grease.

 

[Lorien]

there is some stuff called 'Corrosion Block' which I've been using and it seems to hold up pretty well. Among other things, it works great inside steel frames to keep them from rusting from the inside out.

I'd avoid putting grease on them bearings because grease will attract dirt and you don't want to attract dirt to your bearings. White Lightning or any wax based lube should do the trick, but I usually drop a little Triflow on mine from time to time. What is now rust, will turn into a protective layer if you oil it up from time to time, keeping new rust from forming. Like gun bluing.

I could be wrong, but I think that those bearings are very high in carbon, which makes them really hard and gives them a really long life. The downside of high carbon steel has always been corrosion, but if the seals on these bearings are still doing their job keeping the grease in and the water out then no worries, mate!

 

[006_007]

I would be concerned. As others have stated, that Endorphin is WAY too clean.

 

[knollybikes.com]

there is some stuff called 'Corrosion Block' which I've been using and it seems to hold up pretty well. Among other things, it works great inside steel frames to keep them from rusting from the inside out.

I'd avoid putting grease on them bearings because grease will attract dirt and you don't want to attract dirt to your bearings. White Lightning or any wax based lube should do the trick, but I usually drop a little Triflow on mine from time to time. What is now rust, will turn into a protective layer if you oil it up from time to time, keeping new rust from forming. Like gun bluing.

I could be wrong, but I think that those bearings are very high in carbon, which makes them really hard and gives them a really long life. The downside of high carbon steel has always been corrosion, but if the seals on these bearings are still doing their job keeping the grease in and the water out then no worries, mate!

Hey Lorien:

Awesome post and your last paragraph is absolutely bang on - thanks!

Noel

 

[zephyr11]

thanks for the replies, and its only this clean coz i wasn't able to ride for a couple of consecutive weeks, so i decided before i go off, to give it some proper cleaning up. usually it looks like this after rides. and i just garden hose her down...

and it's also nice to see her in almost "showroom" condition once in awhile...

so i guess i'll just not look at that area too much..