Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Bikes are durable goods. As long as you can buy service parts for your old bike you don’t need a new bike. The bike makers want you to buy a new bike. So it can’t be the same as the old bike. Otherwise why buy it?
That is the beauty of a bike. It is essentially a frame that can be dressed with gears, a chain and everything that builds it up into a rideable bike. Anything that wears out can be replaced. Therefore it is up to the cyclist to determine what is "new" or just sales hype.