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Bike Service – What would you expect to go wrong after 1700 miles?

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  • May 23, 2014 at 5:14 pm #21510
    leaderthiever

    I purchased a Moda Bolero in early 2013 and have cycled about 1700 miles on it since. I had a first service after a couple of months and then took my bike for a full service the other day. I was a bit shocked by the number of things that needed to be replaced! e.g. Chain, Cassette, Wheel bearings for both front and rear wheels, Front gear mech (crack in the original).

    There is still a problem with the rear wheel bearing and my LBS have loaned me a new wheel whilst they try and work out what the problem is.

    Is this normal wear and tear for this kind of mileage?

    Thanks

    Tim

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  • May 24, 2014 at 11:08 am #795469
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    antigee

    hope the 1700miles was all
    hope the 1700miles was all good riding
    as already said little and often helps on reducing a big bill but no surprise I’ll use a forum to grind a personal axe!
    My suspicions are that 10speed chains wear very quickly irrespective of ride conditions – I ride my 9speed CX (non racing AKA drop bar hybrid) thru all sorts of stuff and expect a chain to last 1500/2000miles as that is what I experienced with 8 and 9 speed MTBs with Peak District gritstone grinding paste.
    Mrs antigee’s 10speed road bike was shifting so so recently and I checked chain and is well stretched at a lot less than 1000miles after a chain and cassette replacement.
    The Carrera TDF mentioned is 8 speed I think – “cheap” components but reliable (that’s my axe grinding!) but even then at some point there will be a major service and it will cost chain/cassette/chain rings BB / cable / headsets nothing lasts forever but some older robust kit does seem to last longer

    As to the wheel bearings I’m not familiar with the wheel set but suspect so called sealed bearings – great if live in dry countries – but if you regularly ride in the rain then a wheel set with easily serviceable cup and cone bearings is the way to go – but only if you bother to service them its definitely my least favourite job

    not sure on the crack if mean front mech or chain ring – neither ok and possible unusual

    costs less than £10 for a chain check tool and that saves wondering why shifting is poor and being able to replace a chain will prolong cassette life and isn’t hard with some chains and can quite often be picked up in sales for a big discount on the RRP

    May 24, 2014 at 8:17 am #795467
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    Flying Scot

    Reading the above comments,
    Reading the above comments, to clarify my duty, I do a lot of climbing in all weathers, but also keep the drive train very clean.

    May 23, 2014 at 10:08 pm #795465
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    bikebot

    Was your shock the number of
    Was your shock the number of issues, or what it was costing you!

    If you take care of most of the easier/intermediate stuff yourself you’ll save a fortune both on that work and by reducing the wear on parts. To have problem with both hubs sounds like they weren’t greased sufficiently, and that’s caused premature wear. It’s easy to top that up yourself between services. All you need is a grease gun (ask the LBS for the grease they use), cone spanners and an hour of fiddling until you get good at it.

    You should check whether you actually *need* a cassette, or they’re just changing it with the chain. Once every three chains is the usual rule of thumb for us cheapskates. For the chain itself, paying an LBS to change that isn’t much different to paying them to change a tube, everyone should be able to do that themselves.

    And with the money you save, reward your LBS by going back and buying more stuff!

    May 23, 2014 at 6:37 pm #795463
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    Kapelmuur

    Doesn’t it depend on what
    Doesn’t it depend on what type of rider you are and the terrain you’re riding on?

    I’m a pensioner, not powerful or fast and ride mainly in the flatlands of Cheshire.

    My Carrera TdF is approaching 4k miles and the cheap components I was warned about are operating as well as the day I bought the bike.

    I guess that a younger, stronger, faster rider who is pounding up and down hill would have reduced this bike to scrap by the same mileage

    May 23, 2014 at 6:31 pm #795461
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    themartincox

    Change after winter, its
    Change after winter, its fairly knacked by then. Good for summer, and then knack it over winter again.

    seems to work (although, if you have any big plans in the summer, change for them as well!)

    May 23, 2014 at 6:15 pm #795459
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    Flying Scot

    Ok, on my ‘ye olde’ stuff,
    Ok, on my ‘ye olde’ stuff, the following is gubbed every 2500 miles one average ( no effect on riding, but obviously worn if properly inspected)

    Front and rear hub loose balls
    Bottom bracket loose balls
    Chain
    All Cables
    Headset bearing (clean and lube, not replace)
    Brake pads

    At 5000 miles the cassettes/ freewheels are past their best and the bar tape worn

    Hub cones last 10 years plus.
    I’ve yet to have a derailleur fail unless it’s been badly damaged

    Be aware that ‘the official’ advice is to swap chains and cassettes at the same time, it’s sometimes correct, but I usually just do the chain, if it slips even after running in, the cassette then gets done. Bear in mind a campag record chain and cassette is about 300 quid!

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