Life of a drive train?

[glenn forger]

3000m, 100% troo fact.

 

[speccy1]

Assume he's got a compact double, and doesn't use the small ring that often so doesn't replace it every year, then you could buy tiagra chain and cassette and 105 large chainring for less than £55 from Merlin, the small one as well would bring it closer to £70.

So, keeping an eye on the prices could probably get you the lot for ~50 over the course of 12 months.

"He" has got a triple as it`s a mountain bike, this is middle and larger chainrings, chain and cassette. This is genuine brand new boxed Shimano kit bought from ebay.

Yes, it is changed every year, would you like copies of the receipts?????

I`m not in the habit of talking crap

 

[jefmcg]

"He" has got a triple as it`s a mountain bike, this is middle and larger chainrings, chain and cassette. This is genuine brand new boxed Shimano kit bought from ebay.

Yes, it is changed every year, would you like copies of the receipts?????

I`m not in the habit of talking crap

I was backing you up. Why are you attacking me? My point was if I can (almost) do it without making any effort, it's not a stretch to believe you can do it.

 

[Ajax Bay]

@jefmcg Now add in the headset bearings, cables (and outers?) and BB cost, please - see OP's list.

 

[jefmcg]

@jefmcg Now add in the headset bearings, cables (and outers?) and BB cost, please - see OP's list.

OK. Yeah, I'm not sure why (s)he won't share his/her ebay source with us. Also impressed that (s)he can trash a bb and headset in 6000 miles.

(ok, I'm so far averaging considerably less than 12,000 miles on BB, so maybe that makes sense. But headset going strong for 25,000km)