[Flieger]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Still an invalid argument max. Water on the paint for a few hours isn't going to ruin the bike, same with the sun. A few says here or there won't ruin the tires.

Oh and I'd fix that rust sooner than later. Hate to find out its more than surface rust and break the frame on a hard climb.

I'm going to go hug my aluminum bike now...

Aluminum may not rust (except at grain boundaries in the high strength alloys), but it doesn't have nearly the fatigue life of steel. Carbon doesn't resist impacts well and heat (like sitting in the sun) reduces the strength of the resin.

There is no perfect material.