Old 05-17-15 | 06:12 PM
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D1andonlyDman
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Originally Posted by Buffalo Buff
I've put roughly 5,000 miles on my Ridley Fenix since I bought it.

I've replaced the handlebar tape, tires and the chain.

Is there anything else likely to need replaced at this point? Any other maintenance I should be doing other than the usual cleaning, lubing, pumping the tires, cleaning the braking surface of my rims, and checking all the bolts are tight?
And of those, the chain is probably not necessary at that low a mileage, and the bar tape needing replacement that soon is possibly indicative of a lousy tape job in the first place.

I would say that in 5000 miles, only the tires would be expected to need replacement
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