[Griff]

Sorry I missed your post foot. Wow, the Trance is a nice ride. He has good taste.

I'd guess it's the crevice issue. Our old bikes were pretty clean in comparison. My buddy who is wicked fastidious only uses compressed air to clean his full suspension. That wouldn't be sufficient to remove salt. I'd hate him to get salt embedded in his pivots or brake mech. Any chance he'd ride a pos bike on the salty pavement and save the Trance for trail riding? He is your kid though so maybe he'd carefully rinse and dry the bike...