You are reading a single comment by @amey and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
amey
In the olden days, spokes would break pretty frequently. Modern stainless steels have basically eliminated that.
In the olden days, hub bearing cups would wear out. Cartridge bearings have basically made hubs last a lifetime.
In the olden days, brake wear would destroy rims. If only somebody would come up with a solution to that, we could have wheels which would last almost forever.