How many miles do these wear parts last?
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How many miles do these wear parts last?
So I'm new to road bikes and while I know there are obvious wear parts (brake pads and tires), I didn't realize road rims wear as well.
So I ask, how many miles do most of you get out of a set of rims, and just for the hell of it, a set of brake pads and a set of tires???
So I ask, how many miles do most of you get out of a set of rims, and just for the hell of it, a set of brake pads and a set of tires???
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depends on the material softer tires and brake pads wear quicker,rims last forever,as for bearing wear in the hub over 5000 miles or more if you grease them annually once every 1000 miles.
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The answer of course is "it depends". How much do you weigh? What are the roads like where you ride? What is your riding style? Name brand components or OEM?
As near as I can tell, on a bike in the $700 range, nothing involved with actually making the bike move will last more than 10,000 miles. 2 Rear cassettes, both wheels, multiple tires (some with kevlar), brake pads, tubes, parts of the front gear set, multiple chains ... everything except brake & derailer cables, the derailer, and the frame had to be replaced (or should have been).
The next bit of dismaying news is that you can't replace all those bits for less than the cost of a new bike.
Now stand back for all those posts from people who will claim to be riding the same bike since 1970 ...
As near as I can tell, on a bike in the $700 range, nothing involved with actually making the bike move will last more than 10,000 miles. 2 Rear cassettes, both wheels, multiple tires (some with kevlar), brake pads, tubes, parts of the front gear set, multiple chains ... everything except brake & derailer cables, the derailer, and the frame had to be replaced (or should have been).
The next bit of dismaying news is that you can't replace all those bits for less than the cost of a new bike.
Now stand back for all those posts from people who will claim to be riding the same bike since 1970 ...
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it does depend a lot on your riding conditions...but here is my experiences
Tires wear fastest...I have one tire that has around 1,500 miles on it. The tread is not round anymore...it is starting to get flat. That is when you know you need to replace it. But to be honest, I have replaced about 5 tires due to cuts from glass and other debris in the road.
Brake pads depend on if you do a lot of stopping or not. Do you ride where you have a lot of stop lights/intersections? or do you ride on trails and rarely hit the brakes. I have almost 3,000 miles on my brake pads and they are still good. Maybe another 1000 miles before I need to replace them.
Rims - you'll be fine...just dont run over pot holes or go straight into a curb at 30mph (saw this happen in a crit...ouch!).
Tires wear fastest...I have one tire that has around 1,500 miles on it. The tread is not round anymore...it is starting to get flat. That is when you know you need to replace it. But to be honest, I have replaced about 5 tires due to cuts from glass and other debris in the road.
Brake pads depend on if you do a lot of stopping or not. Do you ride where you have a lot of stop lights/intersections? or do you ride on trails and rarely hit the brakes. I have almost 3,000 miles on my brake pads and they are still good. Maybe another 1000 miles before I need to replace them.
Rims - you'll be fine...just dont run over pot holes or go straight into a curb at 30mph (saw this happen in a crit...ouch!).
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A lot depends on what kind of weather you ride in. Rain greatly accelerates wear of all components, snow is much worse. Rims wearing out at the braking surface seems to be limited to people who ride in the wet. Almost everything on your bike that is not made of metal --including the lubricants -- is subject to UV degradation, so leaving your bike in the sunlight will cause things to wear out faster.
I once wore away a quarter of a brand new brake pad in a single day of riding in heavy rain.
I once wore away a quarter of a brand new brake pad in a single day of riding in heavy rain.
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Technically the rims on my bike were fine when the OEM wheels that came with my bike had to be replaced at 7000 miles -- however all the spokes were going out!
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Tires seem to wear different for different riders. Very light riders like small thin women can get 4000 plus miles. I get about 2000 miles on the rear and about 8000 miles on the front.
I get about 10,000 miles on a set of brake pads.
For rims, eventually the brakes will wear through the sides of the rims assuming the rims do not distort under the stress of riding. I got 50,000 miles on a pair of very robust rims.
I get about 10,000 miles on a set of brake pads.
For rims, eventually the brakes will wear through the sides of the rims assuming the rims do not distort under the stress of riding. I got 50,000 miles on a pair of very robust rims.
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I guess to give more description, I'm talking about just my road bike. I try to avoid riding in the rain, I'm using it to train for a triathlon, and hence will be racing it as well. When I'm riding it I ride hard and hammer it whenever possible, usually cruising around 19-20 mph minimum, 23-25+ in the right conditions like on my aero bars on a trail. The roads to the main road are rough, but the main highway and trails I ride mostly are fairly smooth. I have koolstop pads and Alex rims, and I generally stop hard as well. Michelin tires, Shimano Sora deraileurs, Truvative isoflow cranks .
I generally ride this bike hard (at least my definition of hard), but i take care of it, grease the chain with dry lube after each ride, check cable adjustments and wheel trueness weekly, I haven't had it long enough to need to grease the bearings or anything. When I'm not riding it is hung up on the wall in my garage. I weigh about 155, I don't know the bike's weight but its an Aluminum frame with carbon forks.
I generally ride this bike hard (at least my definition of hard), but i take care of it, grease the chain with dry lube after each ride, check cable adjustments and wheel trueness weekly, I haven't had it long enough to need to grease the bearings or anything. When I'm not riding it is hung up on the wall in my garage. I weigh about 155, I don't know the bike's weight but its an Aluminum frame with carbon forks.
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I got 12,000 miles out of my Velocity rims until the rack fell off the back of the car and bent them out of shape. The rims on my tandem have lasted for 23 years now. With the sand and saalt in Denver I replaced pads every year or so. In California they last several years. I didn't really clean my chain for years and had to replace it and the rear cogs at ~ 11000 miles.
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Now stand back for all those posts from people who will claim to be riding the same bike since 1970 ...
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I generally ride this bike hard (at least my definition of hard), but i take care of it, grease the chain with dry lube after each ride, check cable adjustments and wheel trueness weekly, I haven't had it long enough to need to grease the bearings or anything. When I'm not riding it is hung up on the wall in my garage. I weigh about 155, I don't know the bike's weight but its an Aluminum frame with carbon forks.