How long does your race bike last you/lasted you?

slow turner

Just wondering

Thank you

Arran

cougie

Unless you crash it (and write it off- and thats unusual), it will last you as long as you want it to last ?

Chip \'oyler

slow turner wrote:

Just wondering

Thank you

Arran

You're probably getting distracted by the Pro team's habit of selling off their bikes at the end of the year.

But you have to remember that their bikes do thousands of tough miles and they have to ride the latest equipment to satisfy their equipment sponsors

ex-pat scot

Race bikes don't "wear out".
They get upgraded, and the parts trickle down to lesser bikes over time.

ozzzyosborn206

i am replacing mine for next season, have done 3 or 4 seasons on it and it is noticeably heavier than the new version

ozzzyosborn206

i am replacing mine for next season, have done 3 or 4 seasons on it and it is noticeably heavier than the new version

tomb8555

ex-pat scot wrote:

Race bikes don't "wear out".
They get upgraded, and the parts trickle down to lesser bikes over time.

Or they get trashed from a few years of heavy use and abuse..
Mine will get replaced when I've broken it.

The rims on my race wheels however will probably only last another season (2 in total), but again they've been ridden hard on bad roads in the rain a fair few times.

blackhands

Still got my first one - first raced on it in May 1957 - so that's 53 years.

BlackdownBuzzard

5000 miles / 1 year so far

What I've replaced:

a) Rear deraileur - got trashed by a broken spoke from b)
b) Planet X Model B wheels, coz they're crap and spokes snap uphill on them. wheelsmith was replacement wheels, been fantastic so far
c) chain was replaced to slow down wear on my cassette

All on a Planet X SL pro carbon. Good bike, crap wheels though.*

*I got two sets as well, so it's not a one off dodgy "friday afternoon" pair.

Pokerface

I replace mine every year. Doesn't everyone!? :shock: