It sounds like time to buy a new bike ;-) Mine - which was lower mid-range when I bought it - did about fifty miles a week most weeks for four or five years, and at the end was well and truly knackered. At that point, I'd wrecked the gears (which was a more robust system than yours - the F&S internal which is, when you're not coping with hills, pretty adequate), and replaced most moving parts.
I learnt the less of you can't repair it indefinitely (well, can't _afford_ to) with my last car, which had also reached that point.
In your place, I'd go out and investigate bikes right now. You're part of the working population, so I assume that you can afford a decent bike, it might be worth the hassle. Also, what about guarantees and repairs? You're not going to go to Newcastle every time you need your bike seeing to, are you? That might offset the difference somewhat.
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Date: 2006-07-25 08:59 pm (UTC)It sounds like time to buy a new bike ;-) Mine - which was lower mid-range when I bought it - did about fifty miles a week most weeks for four or five years, and at the end was well and truly knackered. At that point, I'd wrecked the gears (which was a more robust system than yours - the F&S internal which is, when you're not coping with hills, pretty adequate), and replaced most moving parts.
I learnt the less of you can't repair it indefinitely (well, can't _afford_ to) with my last car, which had also reached that point.
In your place, I'd go out and investigate bikes right now. You're part of the working population, so I assume that you can afford a decent bike, it might be worth the hassle. Also, what about guarantees and repairs? You're not going to go to Newcastle every time you need your bike seeing to, are you? That might offset the difference somewhat.