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> so you'll be buying a new one every 12 months That's a silly exaggeration, they'll all last 5+ years at the rate most people ride their bikes.
by klooney 3y ago
> so you'll be buying a new one every 12 months
That's a silly exaggeration, they'll all last 5+ years at the rate most people ride their bikes.
- hedora 3y agoIf you store it inside and don’t ride it, sure. If you leave them outside, the non-standard and irreplaceable bearings will seize in about a year. If you ride them regularly, then the cheap non-standard chain, freewheel, or brake pads will wear out much faster than on a normal bike.
- crote 3y agoNah, 5 years sounds about right to me for a cheap Dutch Omafiets. I use my bike almost daily in all weather conditions, and it is only stored indoors at home. Chains and brake pads are wear items and are not too difficult to replace - just like tires. I believe my previous one lasted me about eight years, and I only replaced it because the gears wore out and it wasn't viable to replace those. My best estimate is that it lasted 15.000-25.000 km, which isn't too shabby for a €200 bike.
- Mashimo 3y agoMy daily bike wears out the chain and thus also external gears, in about 2 years. Short trip, but all weather conditions. But just looking form the pictures it seems the walmart bikes also have shimano gears. Wonder why thread-OP things they are not replaceable. Today I will get my internal gear with belt drive bike. Lets hope that last for a long time.
- crote 3y agoI believe i wore out about 5-6 chains before I wore out the gears. To be fair, I rarely oiled my chains, and gear wear was probably minimized by it being only a single-gear.