Originally Posted by
tigat
As my mileage has ramped up from about 3000 miles the first year I started back riding seriously (5 years ago) to 10,000 plus for the last few, I've been stunned by the number of tires, chains, cassettes and brake pads that I have consumed.
200 miles per week, 50 weeks per year is a lot of miles. Your consumables probably are not out of line. How much riding is done in the rain or on wet roads? Grinding a 39/19 gear up steep hills with loaded panniers probably isn't ideal on the drivetrain components.
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