Originally Posted by
FBinNY
It's very simple to me. It's bike, you turn the pedals to make it go. If you do that often and long enough, it'll eventually wear out, and you'll get another. Looks don't matter, as long as it goes when you turn the pedals, nothing else matters.
Of course you want it to be easy to turn those pedals for many hours, so mechanical considerations do count, but that's not difficult.
Yes, I'm not lying. I don't care and I never cared.
i am willing to believe you, if any of your older bikes have mismatched parts....