[bikeqld] Bikeshop... "you've flogged it"

[Mick Fanning]

Gidday Yani,

I agree with Chris's advice. If you love riding the bike then go  
ahead and renew the gear train. But if you have ever had the  
slightest doubt about how the bike feels then use this as an excuse  
to get a new one.

As for what the bike shop said; it sounds like you were lucky to go  
four years before you noticed a problem with the shifting. Chains  
alone should be replaced every six to twelve months, depending on how  
heavily you use your bike.

Next bike, try this. Every six to twelve months (see above) renew the  
chain. Don't throw the old one away. Clean it, lube it and put it in  
a plastic bag and put it away. After the second renewal, put the  
first of the old ones back on the bike and continue the process until  
you have used these three chains twice. Then you renew the entire  
drive train.

This theory is a bit arbitrary. Lots of other things can go wrong  
over this period. But I've found this will get a much better life  
span out of your drive train. My old 1992 Giant lasted thirteen years  
of daily use with this method, until the nice people at Epic offered  
to take it out the back of their shop and put it down humanely.

Mick

PS	Chris, you might find some small steel frames at Revolution on the  
corner of Vulture Street and Montague Road. They seem to have a  
gazillion old frames stacked up there. Might be a problem though.  
Aren't you in Melbourne?


On 04/02/2009, at 18:42, telstar at cfsmtb.net wrote:

> If you love the frame & geometry (and it isn't obviously stuffed/ 
> cracked),
> then go replacing the gruppo et al.
>
> I've done it on several bikes and given one is hanging around a  
> particular
> Melbourne LBS a great deal, most customers are either replacing  
> components
> or pulling the old step-through or 10-speed frame out of the shed for
> repairs & rebuilds.
>
> Although the economics of replace bits vs. buy new bike is an entirely
> personal one. Your choice.
>
> If anyone knows of a motherlode of small steel road frames email me  
> off
> list. ;)
>
> cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>> Yani - Can you have a look at why my gear change is impossible to  
>> tune?
>>
>>
>>
>> Bikeshop - "You have flogged it, how far have you been riding, it  
>> needs
>> new
>> gears all round, a chain and likely new bearing real soon. It's  
>> reached
>> its
>> duty limit."
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>> So much for my Giant mountain bike.
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>>
>>
>> Now the question is do I pass the bike on to someone who wants a  
>> cycle for
>> the garage and get a new one or do I spent $300 on repairs  
>> sometime in the
>> next 6 months?
>>
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>>
>>
>> It's only 4 years old so it look just fine. If I hadn't asked I'd  
>> have
>> thought it was worth $400 s/h (at a pinch).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sell it and upgrade or repair it? Giant Rincon with rim breaks.  
>> It's been
>> a
>> great bike, obviously been good to me. In pretty much perfect  
>> condition
>> bar
>> the miles I've done. Nice black one.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> What is the consensus? Repair bikes or replace them when they get  
>> plenty
>> of
>> use?
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>> Yani
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