In the words of Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up"

[Tayside]

Could he have been singing about 9 speed XTR and Dura Ace kit?
I never cease to be amazed at how long some of my 9 speed rear mechs, STIs and changers have lasted.
So, what are your objects that refuse to die, and 'You're Never Gonna Give Them Up'

 

[vtwinvince]

LOL, I remember that guy, skinny wimpy little guy in a suit. Anyway, anything RaceFace or Syncros from the early days.

 

[Rod_Saetan]

I sold Rick Astley a bike!

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

So, what are your objects that refuse to die, and 'You're Never Gonna Give Them Up'

There's stuff I have that when building a bike, I know will work and will fit and I use it - forgetting "oh that's 30 years old (or thereabouts)".

Race Face I beam cranks.
SRAM X0 9 speed shifters and derailleurs.
Anything XT from the 90s - it's the era of bikes I like and the best groupset I could afford and the stuff I gravitate to.
Anything LX from the 90s - as above but when I was short of cash.
Anything XTR from the 90s - as above but when I managed to jag it on sale.
Steel Kona frames.
Paul's brake levers.
Altek brake levers.


When I saw the thread title I was reminded of the "Rick Astley Paradox"...
If you ask Rick Astley for a copy of the movie "Up", he won’t give it to you, because he’s Never Gonna Give You "Up".
However, by doing so, he just let you down, basically betraying the song.

 

[Baulz]

Anything Chris King

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Rockrat, and the Big Green Canoe

Too many adventures to count. We'll be riding into the sunset together if life goes well

 

[hamster]

TA chainsets - beautifully made, always ran truer than Shimano.
Thumbies - I still have the set I bought in 1990, I dislike any lever shifters.
7 speed - it's so tolerant of muck, dirty cables etc. I went to higher speeds and came back to 7s. It just works - especially in the horribly wet winter we've just had - and goes on working.
I agree on 9s SRAM, I rather like the X0 stuff I have on my Orange. It seems to go for so much less than XTR and has the same muck tolerance as 7s Shimano.

 

[markoc]

DX Thumbies.

They would survive the apocalypse and still work faultlessly.