Originally Posted by
BoSoxYacht
I find that I get far more miles than that out of my cassettes(20-25k miles) and chainrings(40-45k miles). My small chainring might last a lifetime. In this part of AZ it goes months without ever seeing use.
That is great mileage IMO. Just curious: is your riding mostly in dry weather, or does that include rain (perhaps winter as well)?
I hardly get more than 3k miles out of a chain, but I ride in rain regularly, plus sand and dust are not too uncommon.