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If I'd broken 11 bones on a bike I'd get rid of it because it's cursed!

If you have the money for it, 3000 miles a year is enough justification for a good new bike.

When I came back to cycling 10 years ago, after a long lay off, I found that the newfangled integrated brake/shifters and dual pivot brakes were very nice improvements. And bike makers have finally realized that road bikes aren't only used for criterium racing and put sensible gearing on most of them. Maybe not an issue in San Antonio but it is in the mountains.
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