Durability

I rolled the odometer on the bike over 8000 miles today. I guess I might have been surprised to find out that this $300 bike had 8000 miles in it, but it's still rolling along with hardly any maintenance, and I don't have any reason to think it'll need replacement any time soon. I might put disc brakes on the front wheel before winter really sets in, but that's about it.

I've built a new rear wheel, since the one it came with was garbage, I've replaced the tires once at about 5800 miles (plus winter tires), brake pads 4 or 5 times, and I just put my 5th chain on yesterday. I wave the power washer over it once in a while when it's warm, and I oil the chain. That's about it.

I did have to replace the freewheel, but the old one died because I did something stupid.

I'll be rolling over 4000 miles for the year just at the end of this month. I guess I won't make 5000 this year but I shouldn't be far off.