Originally Posted by
Koyote
My oldest bike is at 16 years and 40,000+ miles. Most of the components have been replaced at least once, some have been replaced multiple times. As long as you’re willing to replace worn bits and pieces, a bike does not really “wear out” until and unless the frame fails. And I do not share some people’s concerns about carbon fiber “wearing out.“ Very forceful impacts may cause problems, but normal riding will not.
Yeah very little on my bike is original. Frame, fork, seatpost, handlebars. Pretty sure that's it. I've gone through several rear wheels with cracked rims. Replaced the crank mostly just because replacing the chainrings was almost as expensive. Right shifter wore out so replaced the set. Brakes were too flexy so replaced those. The CF fork is pretty stout on this thing. I really don't have a lot of concern about the frame or fork failing, but wanted to get more info and input.