how often do you buy a new road bike?
09-18-12, 11:46 AM
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how often do you buy a new road bike?
How often do you buy a new road bike?
or do you keep what you have and just upgrade and replace things as they wear out
some people i know change bikes every 2 years?
What does everyone on the forum do?
or do you keep what you have and just upgrade and replace things as they wear out
some people i know change bikes every 2 years?
What does everyone on the forum do?
09-18-12, 12:39 PM
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Replace parts as they wear out.
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09-18-12, 12:42 PM
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You should buy a new, top of the line bike (N) each year. N-1 becomes backup, N-2 becomes beater.
09-18-12, 12:48 PM
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I've built up 5 this year. I need to get rid of a few.
09-18-12, 12:51 PM
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I have a rule that I keep a frame for at least a year then after that I stick to it unless I can find a really good deal on something better, but I keep parts until they wear out.
09-18-12, 12:53 PM
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Parts bin overflowing - Light weight frame on the horizon - Phone call... "Hey dad... My girl friend needs a bike>>>"...
Buy??? Who buys a road bike???
Buy??? Who buys a road bike???
09-18-12, 12:53 PM
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1 Bike for the last 12 years... Probably over 24,000 KMs on it, 
09-18-12, 12:55 PM
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Nicely done need to somehow make my wife understand this equation!
Anyways I bought my first and slowly upgraded to Dura-Ace/better wheels/cockpit and used all my old parts on a frame so I have 2.
09-18-12, 01:00 PM
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You do realize this is like going to Gamblers Anonymous and asking them how many times they go to casinos. ?
09-18-12, 01:10 PM
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Let's see ... including the tandem ... 4 new, or new-to-me, road bicycles in the past 2 years.
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I bought my current bike six years ago and I see no need to replace it. I will probably have it at least 12 years and even then, I will probably buy a new one and keep my current one as a back up.
09-18-12, 01:33 PM
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I made a promise to myself that each bike must have at least 3000 miles before I can buy a new bike... so far I have 6
09-18-12, 01:41 PM
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I understand having more than one bike but I don't see why someone would replace a bike every two years. Bikes are not cheap and technological advances do not happen fast enough that a two year old bike is obsolete. If I raced bikes for a living I could understand it but not for a recreational rider.
09-18-12, 01:47 PM
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Hey, thanks for reminding me.
My last new bike was purchased in 2008.
I need another bike!
My last new bike was purchased in 2008.
I need another bike!
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I typically buy a new road bike when I hit BIG cycling milestones. This may happen yearly or every couple years depending. Most importantly though I have to be able to justify it financially, which isent always easy to do even for a hobby I love.
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Unless i get really good all the sudden i'm gonna stick with what i have.
The above statement is probably a lie, probably will have a new bike in less than 2 years. Sometimes you just gotta scratch that itch
The above statement is probably a lie, probably will have a new bike in less than 2 years. Sometimes you just gotta scratch that itch
09-18-12, 02:19 PM
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Used to be about every 10 years. With the rapid improvements in CF frames that's come down to 5 years. How long till the next one depends on how fast, and how significantly bike designs change.
Now you did say road bikes. Invariably, I end buying some sort of bike about every year, ( a TT bike, a tandem, a track bike, a cross bike) Next will be a new MTB, but the old one is 25 years old, so it needs replacing.
Now you did say road bikes. Invariably, I end buying some sort of bike about every year, ( a TT bike, a tandem, a track bike, a cross bike) Next will be a new MTB, but the old one is 25 years old, so it needs replacing.
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09-18-12, 03:06 PM
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I have bought 2 road bikes in 3 years, but I think I'm done for a while (famous last words, I know...)
09-18-12, 03:08 PM
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Bought a new SSCX frameset this year so I'll probably need to wait a bit before getting a new road frame.
09-18-12, 03:10 PM
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I understand having more than one bike but I don't see why someone would replace a bike every two years. Bikes are not cheap and technological advances do not happen fast enough that a two year old bike is obsolete. If I raced bikes for a living I could understand it but not for a recreational rider.
09-18-12, 03:12 PM
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Current riding my third and fourth road bikes right now since taking it up 9 or 10 years ago. Still haven't bought a 'new' bike.
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