{"id":3778,"date":"2009-06-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T08:48:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-01-08T15:15:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T09:15:50","slug":"frame-saver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/frame-saver\/","title":{"rendered":"Frame Saver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frame Saver is an aerosol that coats the inside of a steel bicycle frame to prevent rust. Carbon fiber and aluminum frames comprise most of the bicycle market share these days &#8212; have for a while &#8212; but many cyclists still prefer the ride quality of steel frames. Also, the <a href=\"http:\/\/bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com\/\">fixed-gear trend<\/a> has granted a second life to thousands of &#8217;80s-era steel bikes over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>While the paint on the exterior of the bicycle frame&#8217;s tubes prevents rust, there&#8217;s no rust-protection on the inside unless Frame Saver, or something similar (such as Boeshield T-9), has been applied. It&#8217;s arguable that if you take good care of your bike, pull the seatpost and let the bicycle dry upside down after rain rides, rust won&#8217;t be a problem, but using Frame Saver is inexpensive insurance for what can be a costly investment. I&#8217;ve applied it and found it solidly in place, with no trace of rust, many years later.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest route is to apply Frame Saver (or have your local shop do it) before your bike is initially built up. A can generally coats two frames, and it can extend the life of your frame\/fork indefinitely. If you&#8217;re going to use it on a bike that&#8217;s already built, it&#8217;s best to strip the bike completely before applying; the bottom bracket and headset regions are particularly vulnerable to moisture.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Weigle, the manufacturer, is a highly regarded framebuilder and has posted some beautiful photos of his handmade bikes on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?q=jp%20weigle&#038;w=all\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rustproof your bike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"0","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[85],"tags":[1010],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}