Saturday March 14th, 10:30 AM
Seminar room: 110A/B (Ground Level – 12th & Arch Streets entrance)
Presented by Keithen Orson
An introduction to the science of corrosion and why it matters for your bicycle. Common bike maintenance issues like stuck seatposts and rusty chains are discussed with an eye towards understanding different types of corrosion so you can prevent it. Highlights include:
- I rode my bike after they salted the roads and now my chain is rusty: The role of salt and water in corrosion processes
- Why Titanium, aluminum, and stainless steel bikes don’t corrode: Metal passivity
- Why do cheap parts corrode faster: Tradeoffs in alloy design
- The paint on my bike is bubbling, is that bad? (yes): Paint as a corrosion barrier and crevice corrosion (also cables)
- Help my carbon seatpost is stuck in my aluminum frame! : Galvanic corrosion
- The Shimano hollowtech crank failures: Stress corrosion cracking
- What is wrong with my bottom bracket: Tribocorrosion
- Takeaways and advice on how to prevent corrosion
