How many miles
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My last bike (before my I bought my most recent bike) I bought in the fall of '02. It was a fairly mid level bike (7005 T6 Aluminum frame, carbon fork with cromoly steerer and Ultegra components). The first year I put about 1,500 miles on it (I received it in October), the second year I put 6k on it and last year 5k plus about 500 this year over the winter. After 13,000 miles it still rides well and it is a very serviceable spare. The aluminum is not showing any real fatigue and the drivetrain functions fine ( I am on my 4th or 5th cassette/chain combo). This past fall I built a new bike after knowing exactly what I wanted. The frame is steel (Deda 16.5 EOM) with carbon seatstays and full carbon fork. I also put Record 10 on it which is a nice re-buildable drivetrain. I won't even look at another bike until it's at 25k or more. My wife may hire a divorce lawyer if I do.instinct2 said:
I'm not sure what the trade in value of an older bike is, but having a solid "B-Bike" is very valuable especially since I live in New England and ride year 'round. Having a spare will keep your A bike in good shape much longer since you won't have to expose it to the elements.
I suppose this is a sensible approach, which equates to what we all probably should be doing with out cars, but I'm the kinda guys who keeps my cars until they die. I'm 37, and my current car is my 2nd!!!
What I do is buy frames that I see for great prices, and I keep the ones I like and get rid of the ones I don't like.
With the ones I keep, I often ride them for a couple of years (with 3 "good" bikes going at any one time), then strip them down and build up one of the others. This adds enough variety.
Why get rid of a bike if you really like it?
However, I know a guy who continually trades up. He has one really good bike at any one time, and I think he trades up about every 2 years. He says he does just for a change, rather than any financial reason
I'm 37, and my current car is my 2nd!!!What I do is buy frames that I see for great prices, and I keep the ones I like and get rid of the ones I don't like.
With the ones I keep, I often ride them for a couple of years (with 3 "good" bikes going at any one time), then strip them down and build up one of the others. This adds enough variety.
Why get rid of a bike if you really like it?
However, I know a guy who continually trades up. He has one really good bike at any one time, and I think he trades up about every 2 years. He says he does just for a change, rather than any financial reason
instinct2 said:
who trades in bikes? you never know when you might need an extra...
I just bought a new bicycle, but the one I had been riding (now my "backup") will be 5 years old in august. it has 20k+ miles on it, and is in great shape except for some cracking decals (it is brushed ti with no clearcoat.)
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