Rust in the steel fork

[KnottedYet]

No, sorry, I was speaking hypothetically of the Dream Bike i want someday. (full steel) If I go into these fabulous hysterics over the steel fork of my alum bike, imagine the hysterics if I found rust in the full steel bike of my dreams!

No, I've got it all right with the aluminum/steel fork.

[DebW]

I've noticed that not all steel forks have those drain holes. Of the 4 bikes in my garage, only one has drain holes, and it's a lower quality bike than the other three. I suspect that high quality fork blades are sealed with an inert gas (and therefore no water vapor) inside. So KnottedYet, I think you can safely buy a full steel frame without hysteria. Bottom brackets don't tend to rust given all the grease packed in there.