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A few things here, wd40 actually accelerates the wear on your bike's drivetrain. It's sticky and will attract grime which chews away at your chainring and casse
by gnarbarian 6y ago
A few things here, wd40 actually accelerates the wear on your bike's drivetrain. It's sticky and will attract grime which chews away at your chainring and cassette. It also gets all over your pants and stains your leg. Use some proper chain lube and your drivetrain and clothes will last longer.
If you ride your bike a decent amount you'll need to do morem maintenance. Per mile ridden, cheap Walmart bikes require more maintenance.
Complexity of the bike is also a huge factor. Compare the maintenance needed between a fixie with no brakes and a full suspension mtb with hydraulic disc brakes, tubeless tires 12 gears etc.
Adjusting brake cables and derailer limits needs to happen all the time, probably once per 500 miles. Over time chains stretch and then you need to replace the chain and the cassette.
Of course this entirely depends on how much you ride, where you ride, and what bike you ride.
- wolco 6y agoA lot of people would just get a new bike before repairing.
- wutwutwutwut 6y agoI don't think that most people would buy a new bike when they get a flat tire. Some of course but probably a minority.
- gnarbarian 6y agoA lot of people don't buy $4000 bikes.
- gambiting 6y agoWhere do you live that's so rich that people get new bikes instead of repairing the ones they have???
- wolco 6y agoI live where if someone spends 1000 on a bike this year. They will repeat next year. Same as cell phones. New iphone prime 5k extra hd space. I'm in.