Originally Posted by
Booger1
I ride a 1978 Shogun touring bike.Bought it new and commute to work everyday since.No fenders,front and rear racks,down tube water bottles(stops the water when wet)diy halogen lights.Used to ride 36 miles rt,5 days a week.Sold my business a few years back and now I only ride about 10 miles rt.Iv'e only had a computer on it the last couple years so I don't know the real mileage but it must have close to 200,000 miles on it.I ride about 5-8000 miles a year the last couple years and I rode ALOT more than then that before I got the computer(and got old).
Lugged,triple butted CroMo frame and fork,27x1 tires.21 speed,SR triple crank(46-36-26),the rest is all Shimano w/Araya rims,with double butted spokes.Still the same way I bought it except for a different seat and Shimano aero brake levers and the normal stuff.Been a great bike,if they still made them I would buy another.Cost was $650 in 1978,alot for a bike in those days,and worth every penny.
Ride the same bike to San Fran and back every year for the last 20 years.Been to Denver and back(live in L.A.)and all over Hell and Creation and has never let me down.I like CroMo frames myself,strong,forgiving,last forever and soaks up bumps well.
Holy crap!!! That is very impressive!!!
What kind of maintenance have you done? Do you have some regular schedule where you replace cables, tires, etc...? What about things like the bottom bracket and headset?
Same wheels??? How often do you have to true them? Obviously, you have been through many, many sets of tires in 200,000 miles.
You must eat well, too. That many miles burns a lot of calories. I typically burn a lot of calories, but I maintain my 190 pounds with a pretty aggressive "calorie replacement" program!!! I love to eat!