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If I rotate my bars 1 degree, the bike turns into a completely different bike.
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The good stuff will always be the good stuff.
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when I was younger, I believed I needed a new bike every 2 years. The last one in that string of bikes actually lasted me over 30 years. I have some cynical thoughts about where the idea of constant replacement came from.
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This. Frames do not change over time unless damaged or corroded.
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I have a 20 year old Hans Schneider custom with 50000+ miles that I enjoy more now than ever. It's had tubes replaced, 4 different groupsets, and new paint. It's not my number 1 ride anymore but I still take it out every week or two. I still have more pr's on it than my 2 year old Gallium Pro.
Interesting thing is that the geometry on the Gallium is almost exactly the same. The Gallium gets good reviews for its handling but I think the Schneider is even better. |
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https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/reade...-custom-build/
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This is simply not true. Metal does not get softer and carbon never does unless it is compromised and then it will fail suddenly. This is a very old myth that has no basis in reality. The science on this one is solid.
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Alan bonded alloy frames can “degrade” over time because the adhesive may fail. I pulled a fork end out of an Alan fork with almost no force, after noticing it was loose when a friend complained about the bike riding funny.
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Heard to 'steel frames get soft over time' for years and ....nope.
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Superstition and placebo age spectacularly preferably on internet and other virtual medias.
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I've found Ti is very consistent over time. My Davidson Ti is 18 years old this year. Before I hung it up it rode as well at 50,000 miles as it did new. If Campy ever comes out with a wireless group the SR group from the 333fab will transfer back to the Davidson and it will go back into service.
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My almost 15-year old Serotta Concours has 60k+ miles on it and rides as good as it did when new. It still practically rides itself, except when I'm getting dropped (file in the category of: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same).
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it's far older than that. I heard about frames getting softer in the '70s, they probably were saying that back much earlier than that. Most things in cycling were well established by 1910.
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