One need only look over in the 41 at the guys who are tired of their 18-speed Ultegra bikes and are looking to "upgrade" to 22 speed... most bikes will succumb to boredom or failing fitness or change of hobby, they will sit in the back of the garage and the dust will cake and the grease will caramelize and the hoods and tires will crack, until 30 years have gone and the family is moving Dad to memory care and the flippers declare it not worth their time to save.

My cheap 1990-ish Novara suffered a fork failure. My cheap aluminum 2002-ish Specialized has been subjected to far worse behavior, both riding and maintenance errors, and more miles over the years, and the only wear problem I ever had was the inner chain ring.