I kind of agree, but it's going to be a 2nd bike (quasi-beater) and I want something that's nice to ride, but not overly tempting to nick. I don't really want to paint it but if left to rust more it may get structural, so it's functional rather than visual really (hence the pantograph painting is more just to get some practice in...), Columbus seems to rust much more readily than Reynolds.
I kind of agree, but it's going to be a 2nd bike (quasi-beater) and I want something that's nice to ride, but not overly tempting to nick. I don't really want to paint it but if left to rust more it may get structural, so it's functional rather than visual really (hence the pantograph painting is more just to get some practice in...), Columbus seems to rust much more readily than Reynolds.