Originally Posted by
Sluggo
This article kind of makes our point for us. What new bike can you buy that will buck the planned obsolescence imperative so that you will still be able to buy parts for it in the future? The answer to that question looks a lot like a C&V bike.
That's exactly how I looked at that article. The rate of "advance" has become so quick, that there doesn't seem to be any true "standard" to many parts on a bike anymore. If you buy a BB today, what's to say that it will still be available 15 years from now? Just look at through-axles - I feel like we are in a Blu Ray/HD-DVD situation. Which diameter/length axle will be the standard 15 years from now?
I think it is a valid topic for an article, but to use it as a determining factor for purchasing a new bike worth $8000 is a bit ludicrous. Said the man who is going to replace his wife's stolen bike (bought new in 2012) with a 1981 Trek frame and tri-color drive train...