Just realized I hit 10,000 miles on my old Trek frame this morning

That fork has been through three different wheel sets and two rear derailleurs but the frame itself never needed anything more than a basic bottom bracket service, has anyone else stuck with a frame way past its intended lifespan?

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miller.eva13d ago

Wait wait wait, you're trying to tell me you've actually managed to keep a Trek frame alive through three different wheel sets? I've got an old 90s Trek 850 that's basically held together by rust and good intentions at this point. Every time I look at it wrong something cracks or snaps but somehow the thing still rolls. Makes me wonder if they were secretly building those things out of vibranium or something back then. I bet that bottom bracket service is the only reason it hasn't folded in half yet.

jade_hunt4813d ago

Basically held together by rust and good intentions" - oh man, that got me good! I literally snorted my coffee reading that. But honestly your 850 sounds like a tough old beast. My Trek frame has this weird dent on the top tube from when I crashed it into a parking barrier back in 2017 and it's still going strong, no cracks or anything. The paint is completely gone on the chainstay though, just bare metal now.