Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop...
by snovv_crash on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:25AM
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I believe the new 11s/12s with their higher chain angles tend to wear faster. They actually recommend changing it with the chain.
Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop...
by aix1 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:46AM
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I think we're talking about different things.
I am talking about the groupset (the shifters, brake levers, brake calipers, derailleurs, crankset, bottom bracket, chain and cassette).
There are indeed some wear items (chain; cassette, especially if the chain isn't replaced when worn; brake pads; brake rotors) but, apart from those, a looked-after quality groupset can last decades.
$1000 groupsets simply don't deteriorate in the manner you describe. Source: I rode many thousands of kilometers on my gravel/adventure bike, including a 1000km ride around Kenya (very dusty, rocky roads where there are roads). The only two groupset components I needed to replace on this 2016 bike so far were the derailleur hanger and a jockey wheel. The former got bent due to carelessness on my part and could have been straightened, but I chose to replace it for structural reasons. The bearing in the latter got a little sticky and so I replaced the jockey wheel.
Each of the two parts cost the equivalent of US$15 here in the UK.
I think this is a very long way from replacing the entire $1000 groupset, which was what the post I was replying to suggested.