hi all -
have a line on a very cheap ~2008 BMC cross machine cx01. that was their carbon tubed/alu-lugged frame, with campy record mix and an easton fork.
i want it as a holiday bike - will leave it at my summer cottage and do gravel and road training on it, that's about it.
i realize it's old, but it's also low-maintenance - mechanical shifting and cantilever brakes are a plus for a bike that'll sit in a basement 10.5 months a year. i know carbon/alu bonding used to have problems with galvanic corrosion, but i think that was waaay back in the 90s; i'm assuming a 'modern' bmc will be solid.
i also know that 'old carbon' can be a risk, just like old alu. so i guess i'll give it a thorough inspection.
anyone owned one? got any insight into the spec? or thoughts generally on the bike?
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https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan
http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/
have a line on a very cheap ~2008 BMC cross machine cx01. that was their carbon tubed/alu-lugged frame, with campy record mix and an easton fork.
i want it as a holiday bike - will leave it at my summer cottage and do gravel and road training on it, that's about it.
i realize it's old, but it's also low-maintenance - mechanical shifting and cantilever brakes are a plus for a bike that'll sit in a basement 10.5 months a year. i know carbon/alu bonding used to have problems with galvanic corrosion, but i think that was waaay back in the 90s; i'm assuming a 'modern' bmc will be solid.
i also know that 'old carbon' can be a risk, just like old alu. so i guess i'll give it a thorough inspection.
anyone owned one? got any insight into the spec? or thoughts generally on the bike?
____________________________________
https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan
http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/