Originally Posted by
livedarklions
I don't think you were feigning or displaying ignorance. We're old enough that we remember when this term wasn't used to describe any bike hardware so I think the linguistic shift is a pretty interesting topic.
To be honest, most people aren’t going to ride a bike far enough to wear out a chain. The vast majority of bicycles are Big Box Store bikes and don’t see more than a few hundred miles before they are put out of the way…some more than others.
The limb had 10 to15 rings.
Enthusiasts are going to go through a whole lot more wear items…aka “consumables”…than casual riders