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"Next town" in rural America may mean 100 km walk. You clearly do not understand what bicycling 6000 km unaided and heavy load means. Everything breaks down co
by timonoko 2y ago
"Next town" in rural America may mean 100 km walk.
You clearly do not understand what bicycling 6000 km unaided and heavy load means. Everything breaks down constantly.
Chains and sprockets last only 2000 km, unless you constantly rotate 3 chains.
I bought new tyres 3 times. And then I had a problem with 622mm rim, there was only "700C" type racing tyres in Wallmarts.
And I also broke back axle, because Samsung-type axle was not yet invented. Luckily Minneapolis had America's one good bicycle shop.
And at the end and I started loosing spokes. I had spares, but you need certain heavy tools to remove screw-on sprocket. Getting new spokes of certain size is impossible anywhere in America. Probably mail-order from China.
- VeejayRampay 2y agothey absolutely last way longer than 2000km, unless you never maintain them
- timonoko 2y agoTrue sort-of, but then sprockets are ruined for good and new chain does not fit. That is why had three chains and I rotated them weekly. And then if you throw the oldest chain away after 10000 km, the sprockets will last 30 years. This is how some had done the world on one cassette.