or tarckeemoon, depending
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: the pesto of cities
Bikes: Davidson Impulse, Merckx Titanium AX, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road, Cross Check custom build, On-One Il Pomino, Shawver Cycles cross, Zion 737, Mercian Vincitore, Brompton S1L, Charge Juicer
If you're happier riding the bike, more power to ya. At your current rate the parts should be "paid off" by riding instead of driving well within a year and should last a few years.
As for the mountain/road parts question, I think mountain parts have evolved more quickly, making it difficult for companies to justify outrageous prices for "obsolete" parts that are perfectly functional but not the latest and greatest.