steve@banbury-trials Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 i've been running a sarecen m.a.d bar and stem since end of 2002 only thing that remains from my original trials bike (sarecen m.a.d trials bike)steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 id say thats verging on criminal......the longest ill leave a chain on my bike is 2 months, after that, theyre just not safe!Ha ha, ride it till it snaps, repair it... might just have been a faulty link, next time it snaps replace it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I once ran a snapped axle in a deore hub on my street bike, for 3 months, did a fair few BIG drops on it too. Ran a kool chain for over a year once, my pazzaz bars are about one and a half year old, my vp's are getting on for 3 years old now axles are bent as hell, there's more, but I can't be bothered typing it as I'm tired. Will finish the list in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 holds up amazingly, but i ground away to much when trying to make 160 mm caliper fit onto a mount that was supposedto be or a 210mm caliper, very thin in one particular area now.That just insane, that zip tie looks dodgy as hell.The longest thing I'v been rudding is my 03 middleburns had them for 4 years second hand. Took them apart the other day to send the bash to be milled down and I'm sure they will last me at least another 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 The '04 XT Hollowtech cranks on my Coiler lasted stupidly long. Put them through so much abuse, drops the lot. And they carried on, just goes to show how strong Saints are in comparison!Erm, I ran an XT front disc hub with a totally f**ked cone for about a month, it literally ate itself from the inside out My V!Z rear rim is well past it's use by date. Has so many straightened out dents and loads of flat spots. Proper rucked it around Brum for an evening and it's still alive! Legendary, not gunna change it til I 100% have to, it deserves to die an honorable death! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 That just insane, that zip tie looks dodgy as hell.You know it's not a load-bearing zip tie, right? It's for the hose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 You know it's not a load-bearing zip tie, right? It's for the hose Yes, I can see it's also bolted into the frame rim break mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Magura, 4 years. Still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Second generation tryall flat bars.. Had them for 3 years now!Second hand Tensiles. Bought from tart about 2 years ago.Coustellier v1 frame, 2 and a half years old now. No cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ryan, the other 'R' had a t-bird frame for just under 1 and a half years i think, and it only just snaped despite having the hugest dent for like a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashZen Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Magura, 4 years. Still going strong.Yep, magura cylinders.... Recently changed my 4 years old handlebars, because didn't feel too good about tempting fate...(though they look intact) but thourough inspection is the best remedy. I had seen some very tiny dark lines on my hope stem.. but was never sure if it was a scratch or something, then with 4 bolds, it was unlikely to detach completely... only became evident yesterday... Edited April 20, 2007 by TrashZen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Limburn Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 mate tom was riding an old style t-rex until very recently, with a bent backend and a crack under the headtube, it is still alive...its in my shed as a spare.... hahai had about a two and a half year old kmc kool chain at one point.i had a tryall rim that pretty much had no sidewall on one side (folded over)me alex and ash were deliberately killing another of my tryall rims the other day, cos it was basically mashed anyways and i had the replacement in the post already.my superprotrials bashring is insanely old, and third hand hahathe teeth are stretched to fook but all is well!i had a revell frame with a suspected crack at the downtube/headtube weld from doneygot revell to weld over it just in case, and it lasted another year and a half before i could suddenly see through the downtube/headtube join... thats when i resorted back to the old skool t-rex which also has a suspected crack in the same place...! and it done me well till i got me control.my koxx bb had snapped inside and the bearings were falling out, but i fitted it back together like a puzzle and it lasted a fair few months after.theres probably loads more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blommah Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 I used my carbon bars for 4 years, fixed the dents with nail polis remover.not using it anymore though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 tolasted 6 months of hard riding - was welded on a kitchen cooker with a blowtorch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 I had an X-hydra 01 I only changed it last year cause i wanted stock and needed new wheels. still had original stem bars and cranks. Benn B now has craks which are going stong still, and my frame(after a clean) turned out to have about 17 cracks in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerlovesalex Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 I had an X-hydra 01 I only changed it last year cause i wanted stock and needed new wheels. still had original stem bars and cranks. Benn B now has craks which are going stong still, and my frame(after a clean) turned out to have about 17 cracks in it.i had them before him lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Still rocking a 5th hand, 10 year old Mavic X517CD rim on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 lmao, i vjust noticed, my T-pro frame was 2 years old on the 18th! it went through about 1.6 years of bashing with me, and still going strong for another lad that bought it off me!! i loved that frame, rode really nice, just needed a change! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 im shocked ive still got my zenith after 4-5months:O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomer Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 after some bodging last night, my rear tube the valve is held togethor with tape and glue., also my hope mono hub is running a a modfied Biro spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) I've had my KMC for a year + a half and it's only fell apart once (Split link came apart whilst rolling on very gentle downhill carpark)I'm on my first set of plazas still -- One year oldStill on my first set of CCs -- 1 year + half old (Gone extremely bold though)Only last week I replaced a standard 05 T-Pro wheel which has had a f**ked hub for a yearYes, sometimes I do fear for my safety.Oh aye yeh, my front tube is also verging on a year old or at least very close. Edited April 21, 2007 by ManxTrialSpaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 i think the oldest thing on my bike is my spokes and nips, they were bigmans on a ronnie on hope bulb i believe or ian may have bout them new but yeah bought the wheel off ian a good 2 years ago and im still running them on my pro 2 on hog rim for a good 6 months now, ok there all 3mm to big so the spoke can pierce the tube anytime i land heavy but a big of gaffer and im sorted also every nip has rounded and i thought i killed it last night but took it to ian and bit of perswading it was true again (not round though)also my v12s i have had well over 4 years havnt done a single thing to them (took them out my burns to grease etc and the only thing im missing is 1 pin not bad for four years a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Still rocking a 5th hand, 10 year old Mavic X517CD rim on the front. Holy poo ! That's a better endorsement than any advertising agency could ever come up with . I've been running Mavic D521's for like , oooh about EVER aswell . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yeah , so as I was saying ......Also I've been running the same wOOdman handlebar for well over 4 years now ...Went to front wheel on a small wall and uh ...Oh well , guess I get to run some Azonic risers now , should help me with manuals and generally spinny streety stuff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 My maguras 7 years old, all original. Surely got to be the oldest living maggie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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