Thread: Expensive Components with Rust-Prone Bolts
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Old 01-21-23, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
Expensive Component:

WCS CARBON 1-BOLT ZERO OFFSET SEATPOST - $259.95


Steel mounting bolt after a few years, rusted:


Single bolt replacement cost (boltdepot.com):
  • zinc-plated steel: $0.42
  • stainless steel: $0.62

Same issue with Ritchey stem mounting bolts. They become rusty after 1 or 2 seasons.

Why, Ritchey? Why?
Agree. I have replaced a lot of hex head bolts on bike parts with equivalent items from my local marine chandler (where I spend far too much time and money for other reasons). They don’t corrode.
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