Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
Ride more. I go through 4 chains per year, plus a cassette, and at least one chaining. I clean and lube regularly, but this is simple wear in a wet climate. Recent developments are going to make basic bike upkeep a lot more expensive.
Man you go through a lot of chains and gears, geez even when I was putting in 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year, and most of that was climbing mountains, I would only go through one chain a year, and a cassette about every 3 years, and a chainring about every 6 years. Even when I did a lot of mountain biking, about 5,000 miles a year I went through chains about every 8,000 to 9,000 miles and the cassette would always last about 3 times longer than a chain, with the chainrings lasting about twice as long as the cassettes. So how many miles do you ride a year? are you a pro or semi pro rider?