What does the scale actually mean?

You said you are 10, what does that mean? You ride it 10 times a year?

I've been about 10 years for both my road (training) and tri (race) bikes.

That's for the frame, a lot of the accessories get upgraded over time.

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I tend to be on every other year with my primary road bike and over the last few years, every year with my tri bike (just happened to work out that way).

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Ride it 'til it breaks. Then maybe just a little longer.

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jaretj

No idea what your scale means, can't mean years as it you wouldn't be on a 10, do you mean how many races do you do before replacing?

My primary triathlon bike is 8 years old and gets used for every triathlon/duathlon/TT race I do.

My primary road bike is 10 years old and gets used for every non-TT/triathlon race I do.

If your scale is number of races before I upgrade, then I'm on waaaay over 10 on both of them. If your scale is years, then both will be about 10 (road bike will be replaced next year and relegated to wet/winter/commuting/trainer use, tri bike will certainly do a few more years, may or may not replace it depending how much TT style riding I'm doing, it's not much right now)

Til it breaks, sold 2 beater second hand bikes and broken 1 bike. The rest are still in the shed in one form or other.

Since the shop I used to work at closed and I no longer have my below cost employee purchase hook up? Until it breaks.

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Bought a used Trek 1200 for 500$ in 1994. Bought PD tri bars and Campy Shamel wheels for it. Loved passing guys with 10K$ rigs with this one.

Trained and raced with it until fall 2003 when I bought a new Litespeed Arenberg road bike for racing and training.

Spring 2006 bought used mavic cosmic tubulars.

Fall 2013 bought new BMC TMR 01 with Ultegra Di2 and a wheelsmith powertap belgium w/ wheel cover.

Until I see a bike that I HAVE TO have! I didn't want to replace my 2012 Ordu until I saw the 2014 Speed Concept and had to get it right away.

My Merckx won't break, try as I might. The child in the picture is 13 now...

Until i can afford a new one...

My tri-bike turned 10 last year.

I really want to turn up do a race next year in good condition and put in some fast times on an 11 year old bike... then I'l upgrade in the off-season.

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After 20 years, just broke down and ordered a new road bike. The old frame/fork is ok but most components are getting a bit hazardously worn.

I took delivery of my Serotta Ti road bike the day I had my first date with my now-wife of 18 years: 1995.

My Cervelo P2SL, which I ride nearly every road ride I do, is from about 2006-7.

No plans on replacing bikes or wife any time.

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My road bike is about 17 years old. My tri-bike is a 2014 P3. I am thinking about getting a new road bike, but I'd have to forego a trip to Europe or South America for a race if I do.....

-Robert

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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~Anne Frank

Until it breaks or until I get taller/shorter :)

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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."

I keep my bikes forever unless they get totaled or stolen.

As far back as I can recall, 1, maybe 2 seasons. There's this little thing called growing...

Depends - I have a 2001 TCR zero frame tha the 1000g for an aluminum frame.

My English Steel build I will never sell as it is one of a kind and priceless to me.

I have pedals that are 32 years old that I still ride.

road bike - 1989 Mondonoci , - daily ride
Tri bike - 2010 felt b-14
MTB-. specialized rock hopper 1994?
first road bike(still have it-) Cannondale crit 3.0 1986?

Had my Centurion Dave Scott Ironman since 1986. I will be taking it to FL this winter to ride for at least a few months. Added my Trek Madone 5.2 this August. I suspect I'll have and use both until they plant me.

yes, hard to break a good steel frame.. still riding a Paramount PDG from 1991..
The nasty cheap steel frame before that did crack at the welds, it lasted 1988 to 2002 or so.
Cervelo Dual 2005 is still going well, expect it will be my last race bike ;-)

My current and only ride is a 4 year old Cerveo R3. I built it up ala cart, but for the most part it's Shimano Dura Ace on the drive-train.

A few things have been upgraded and changed - new chains(yearly), new pedals, new saddle . . .

If I were to get something new, I would buy a new frame ( R5?), and perhaps new Dura Ace (mech), shift set & derailleurs, and swap everything else over.

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Riding an '05 Cervelo Dual

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I'm probably more the 2-5 years. Bought a road bike in Dec 2011 and another Dec 2013. Bought a Tri bike in Aug 2012 and now looking for a replacement so just over 2 years. However, I'm sure I won't be replacing my road bike anytime in the near future and I plan to hold this new tri bike for awhile.

While I was riding for a shop and recieving the "good guy" rates it was nice to swap over every season.

That was until I purchased by 2010 S Works Transition, 2012 cannondale Super Six Evo Hi mod, 2014 Kona Raijin 29 Ti, and 2014 Kona Process. I have a 1989 Steel Gardin for the winter so should be needing anythig for a LONG time:)

1994 Maranoni road bike, used in triathlons 1999 - 2002, still using as commuter bike
2000 Trek Hilo, bought second-hand in 2003, raced 2004 - 2009.
2008 P2, bought second hand in 2009, raced 2009 to now.

I am no faster on the P2 than on the Hilo, and not much faster than on the Maranoni. The bikes are faster - the P2 goes downhill really well - but I am not faster.

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george

Depends, but latest is 6 years old and still going fine. Probably replace it next year with an S3 or something similar since I do tri's or TTs w/ my road bike and aero bars.

j

My Cannondale is almost eight years old, but has a lot of upgrades. Been working on the wife's permission to get a new tri bike in the next year or so (will probably cost me some jewelry).

I also still have my 1972 Schwinn Continental. Used it for my first couple of tri's back in 2004. Did a complete restoration on it last year. Still fun to ride around the 'hood.

Mark

mine is on the trainer! Wife bought it for me, she won't let me sell it.

Don't tri anymore so I exclusively ride an 08 Tarmac. Won't upgrade till the kids graduate college - 2018.

I worry more about miles than years, but I don't know exactly where the right cutoff is. My (2010) road bike is at 21k right now. I'll probably replace it at around 25-30k.

Current ride is a 2013 Speedvagen (steel). I don't see myself buying another road bike for 10-15 years barring crash or incident. Will likely have to replace components in that time, though :)

2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years for each of 4 tri bikes, so average of 3 years.

Still racing on a 2000 aluminum Cervelo Eyre frame. 650 wheels. It is battle scarred. Original Syntace aerobars. Raced it at nationals this year and missed getting a spot by 34 seconds so maybe I should have bought a new bike this year?

I've only put a couple hundred miles on the bike each year for the past couple of years, as I only ride it now in the 10 to 12 sprint tris I race each season.

I am still racing on my 1998 Softride Power Wing (16 years old). My Kestrel 200SCi is from 1996.

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Habitual line stepper.

When I don't get a rise out of looking at the bike anymore.... or until I'm more attracted to a new bike. It's kind of the same way I was with women, right up until I got married.

Nine years on my Cervelo TT, close to twenty years on my Trek road bike. They are both still faster than I am.

My tri bike is only about 3 years old, but my road bike is 15 years old. I still have yet to find a bike I like more than my 15 year old bike. I still prefer my beat up 15 year old bike even to my triathlon bike.

this. rode my mid 90s road bike until crack in teh frame and derailer thing broke, changed it to a fixie and rode that until husband said no more. then got a new (to me) bike from the new millennium.

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