Originally Posted by krobinson103

I don't let go of my bikes until they start to fall apart under me. The last one got ridden so much the bottom bracket mount stripped, the front shock was totally shot, the wheels were replaced 3 times, the gear train and pedals had been replaced twice, the frame was lacking a lot of paint but it didn't really matter as it was aluminium with sliver paint anyway. For all its faults it rode smootly until I finally had to replace it with a similar bike and transfer across all the commuting accessories.

I left it at the local LBS and they gave it someone to ride to the market. I don't think its a good idea, but they probably won't ride it as hard and loaded as I did so I wish them luck with it.