Replacing Nuts and Bolts on your bike

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The corrosion of the bolts should be the least of his worries. Even if I did 150m from the shoreline I wouldn't put stainless and aluminium together. Go read this link:

 

http://en.wikipedia....vanic_corrosion

 

If you have to use stainless be it 304 or 316 it would be advisable to put an insulator between the two such as a thin layer or copperslip to reduce the reaction.

 

His original post below:

 

"Some of the new nuts and bolts seems to be rusting on my bike

i would like to replace it with something better and if possible in black

Where do you buy these bolts and nut kits and what would it cost aprox"

 

Corrosion is his current problem. A proper bolt grease such as a michelin or as you say a copper slip grease can be used to cover the threads and surfaces between alu and SS. I have been using SS nuts and bolts on both carbon and alu parts for years with no problems here in Cape Town. The black bolts shiny or matt always rusted from my sweat alone.