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"The Holy Grail"
Just a little fun "poll".
Of all the bike stuff that you've used or are still using (frames or components) which has lasted the longest? How long? In years: ? In miles: ? Me, In years: The Phil Wood BB on my MTB, 20 years In Miles: Same, over 51,000 miles (and still on original parts!). 2nd place goes to my Schwinn Voyager frame, 19 years and 46,000 miles. - - Comments and opinions compliments of, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" My web Site: http://geocities.com/czcorner To E-mail me: ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net |
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an old, old, old typ 1 Shimano Altus derailleur...
....on it's fifth frame now after...lemme see...twenty years? Still works well. Have gone thru mebbe 5 sets of those black nylon sprockets... Found a forward unit of the same era so of *course* they both had to be installed on Freddy Fender (my homebuilt junker commuter); that was three years ago. Amost time for new sprockets again! Brian. |
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Tom Keats wrote:
In article , (Chris Z The Wheelman) writes: Just a little fun "poll". Of all the bike stuff that you've used or are still using (frames or components) which has lasted the longest? How long? I'm amazed by the longevity of my old Sugino AT triple crankset. That thing is tougher than Ol' Nick. I also have an old Sugino crankset that is going strong, this one a Ritchey brand where the crankarm doubles as the fifth arm of the spider. The design seems to make a lot of sense. Shout out to old Time mtb pedals. Eventually, they will break, but the beauty is they usually still work fine even with the body or rail completely broken. The new version of these pedals does seem to suck however. Also Chris King headsets, Shimano Ultegra rear hubs, Wound Up forks. There was a Specialized sealed front hub I used daily for 21 years that is still smooth like butter. The wheel died against a car bumper but the hub is gonna keep on keepin on strapped to another rim. Never been serviced in any way shape or form. Whoever designed that hub was stuffed into a sack and dumped in the ocean. Nicely made steel frames. I have a Trek Ishiwata 022 frame that I bought new c. '83. Something like 80,000 miles and still in use. I have a Reynolds 853 race bike that has survived at least 40,000 miles of curbhopping pothole smashing bike messenger work in addition to however many other miscellaneous miles. My Ritchey P-21 never ceases to amaze with what a colossal thrashing it can handle, and still lighter than most road bikes. Some parts that don't last: shimano BBs, Continental tires (xcept Top Touring), ti bolts, aluminum steerers. Robert, bike part tester |
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Chris Z The Wheelman wrote:
Just a little fun "poll". Of all the bike stuff that you've used or are still using (frames or components) which has lasted the longest? How long? In years: ? In miles: ? I'll play 531 Frame I bought from a kid who came into the shop that I was working in. 29 years Same frame 50,000 miles Graeme. |
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In years: ?
Sun fixed gear frame I bought used from a guy, had repainted, and now ride regularly: Approximately 35 years old, I've had it 10. In miles: ? Who knows - a 1000/year? Chris Neary "Science, freedom, beauty, adventu what more could you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh |
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