. I get terrible bike neglect guilt.I took a different approach and use a Specilized Allez that I couldn't give a flying **** about.
Never had a catastrophic failure of a frame, but the last Kirk Revolution I owned gave me the willies .
Even the cannondale dealer's mechanics called them "crack'n'fail" in the late 90s.I broke a Cannondale R1000 back in '97 I think it was. These had the old Cannondale drop outs that were then replaced with new reinforced one when the CAAD series were released. I had my frame replaced under guarantee.
But when it was new,I took a different approach and use a Specilized Allez that I couldn't give a flying **** about.
. I get terrible bike neglect guilt.
was free to me, it's value is 0, it's respect is less. it will be ridden, quite likely on the trainer till it dies, I suspect the chain will eat the drive chain, then it will be dunked in noodle soup and become a SS weapon.But when it was new,
it was an object of desire!
As bikes slip down in value , our respect follows them
I had an aluminium Barracuda where the head tube split for no apparent reason a child had a tim gould race replica (in name at least) peugeot where the seat stays parted company with the seat tube