I bought a Trek 7300 in 2003. I rode it about 90 miles and got in a bad car accident (not on the bike, car on car.) So it sat in my garage for years until a few months ago. I put some new oil on the chain, replaced the tubes - still had a brand new bike. Rode it another 170 miles since then. Chain broke - wheels lost true, hub got rough, tires started coming apart - all in all, the bike costs about $2.75 per mile to operate.

Are all of these issues just age related? Seems like every other day I've got this thing clamped into my repair stand and I find myself driving when I want to ride. I'm really hoping I can get this buttoned down and only put air in the tires for the next thousand miles. Is that realistic?