Wait, what!? What kind of chain lasted 30,000 miles? And how worn was it when you replaced it? I usually get no more than 5,000 miles out of a chain to 0.5% wear, or 2,000 for super cheap ones. I assume you must also ride in much less wet weather than we have here.
Josiah Anderson Tacoma WA Le mar. 16 déc. 2025 à 11:17 AM, James Valiensi <[email protected]> a écrit : > Hi, > My chain lasted about seven years, likely 30k miles. > During the first part of the pandemic, I would get a flat tire nearly > every ride. It was so bad that I felt like quitting bike riding! So I > bought Schwable most puncture resistant tires. They worked but looked like > they belonged on a farm tractor. After about a year of them I put on > Pancenti’s pari-moto tires and had good luck since. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 16, 2025, at 10:10 AM, Leah Peterson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > How long does it take to wear through the parts you mentioned in the > original post? > > I understand about looking at traditional road riders and thinking your > same thoughts - their bikes and outfits are uncomfortable. I thought I’d > win some of the club riders over when they saw that a bike like mine could > be fast like theirs. Thought they’d want to try mine and find out the > reason for my devotion. But no. They continue to hope I’ll get a “real road > bike”, and I continue to disappoint them. I took one of them bike touring > on the GAP trail. She had to rig her carbon frame up with enough bags to > get us through a 3 or 4 day trip and she did it, but barely. Every cubic > inch was accounted for. I thought maybe she’d be pining for a Rivendell > after seeing how capable mine was for that kind of riding. Nope! > > But I reiterate that I love to read about Rivendells with long riding > histories and I hope some others chime in here. I have a lot of miles under > my belt, but my bikes are all age 5 or younger, so they do not have the > same rich histories as your Appaloosa. Glad you started this thread! > Leah > > On Dec 16, 2025, at 8:36 AM, James Valiensi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > I do not commute by bike, because I work from. But throughout the nineties > I did commute by bike, but on a cheap Schwin cruiser. > > The Appaloosa is my fun to ride bike. I have a small group of friends that > ride on the weekend. I also have been doing a late morning ride on > Monday’s. I have other road bikes, including a custom Rivendell built by > Curt Goodrich (circa 2002). Because the Appaloosa is easy on the body and a > little heavy it became my go-to-bike to have fun and burn some calories. > > I see my friends on their carbon fiber road bikes, wearing clown kit (only > looks good on 20-somethings) and think to myself “you’d be so much happier > on this bike”. > > I have a front rack and Wald basket and Swift bag for it. I’ll eventually > put it back on. > > I was pleasantly surprised when I changed the BB that there was so little > rust inside the frame. I’ve done rain rides with it. > The hubs and headset are truly a best value. I would expect many more > years from them. Which is good because finding regular hubs has become > difficult - jeeze. > > I over filled the air pressure in the tires (60psi) and get a nice monster > truck buzz from them. They roll better than they look to. > > <AFA60F58-B08C-4A72-952D-0EC341CED259.jpeg> > <8B38BB54-F230-4576-A82F-563920881A0D.jpeg> > > > On Dec 16, 2025, at 3:48 AM, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Wow, I love reading stories like this - Rivs that get such high mileage > that their parts get ridden to dust! Really fun idea to do a refresh. I > hope more of us follow your example, James. Where did you go to get all > those miles? Is this daily commuting? Adventure biking? Camping? The bike > has few adornments, which amazes me. I have junked up all my bars and > saddled my bikes with bags and more bags. Your bike is delightfully > uncomplicated. > > I feel like Pam Murray is the RivSister version of James. They both wear > out drivetrains! Enviable! We need them to meet and take a photo… > Leah > > On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:58:33 PM UTC-5 James Valiensi wrote: > >> Hi, >> I’ve had my Appaloosa for 8 years now. I’ve worn out one each of chain, >> cassette, derailleur, shifter and a set of brake pads. Two BBs were ridden >> to failure. And rode through four or five sets of tires. Wore out one >> Brooks Saddle on it. >> The headset (FSA) and wheels (Silver), Nitto seat post and Pual’s brakes >> are all still good. The wheels never go out of true. >> >> I was inspired by Gideon’s Atlantis and planned a rebuild. >> New drive train, 11 speed x 1 Shimano XT (same as my original build). >> Bluelug/Nitto Bullmoose handle bar. Paul’s crank arms, a Phil Wood BB found >> on ebay (NOS) and a Woldtooth oval chain ring. The tires are Ultradynamico >> knobby tires. >> It looks like a late 80’s MTB that someone bought 40 years ago, road a >> few times and dug it out of the garage to start riding again. >> For me the handlebars are perfect, much nicer than the original >> Bullmooses I tried 8 years ago. The oval chainring was ordered by mistake - >> but I like it. The feel is very subtle and not negative. 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