Oz reaches milestone

[Thunderchild]

I am really not bragging; just talking with you all.  My oz is sitting at 9995.6 miles as of today.  On Saturday, she will break the big 10000 mile mark.  I wish I could celebrate this mile at Gooseberry Mesa in Southern Utah or Moab.  Anyone else exceeded 10000K or more on their OZ?

Thunderchild

[trajectory]

You, my friend, are a sick man.


...and I respect that!


Keep it up, Thunder!

[bike kid]

I rode gooseberry mesa two weeks ago. It was great

[shovelon]

My oz is sitting at 9995.6 miles as of today.  On Saturday, she will break the big 10000 mile mark.  Thunderchild

My gosh man!
 I don't think I could last that long, let alone my bike.

Terry

[Colin]

I wonder what will wear out first.................the Oz or the old Battleship...........<GRIN>

"Come on thunderchi hi i-i-ild!"

Over 4 years of commuting, I reckon I did at least 10K miles on my XP-X (856) but that was all on road. (17 miles per day, 4 days a week, 46 weeks per year, 4 years)
I do a mere 1000 miles per year off road, so since I became PRO~FLEX'd (1997) I guess I'm up for my 10K, but that's shared over several bikes.

I've got an Oz with zero miles on it, but maybe not for much longer! <GRIN>

Col.

[Luke]

Congratulations!!!
Plenty of life left in it yet!

[/quote]My gosh man!
 I don't think I could last that long, let alone my bike.

Terry
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Oh yeah, those plastic bikes just keep on going.
My 5500 has been clocking 9 to 10k km commuting every year since I movet to the mountains in 2002. (which equates to 160km of cumulative climbing anually) at about 50% off road.
Floppy, heavy, but so forgiving, tough and really good looking.

Sure, shocks blow, hubs wear out, BB axles break, rims split but plastic is fantastic!!!
The only other parts that date back to my upgrade to plastic in 1999 are my Middleburn crankset and the SID XL forks (thanks to Flooksie's annual care session)

My big question is: how do you know? Have you really managed to keep a speedo alive that long. I gave up a few years ago, the vibration, salt, cold (-15°C morning starts in winter) just kills them.

Happy trails.
My commuting is the only thing that makes going to work tolerable!

[Thunderchild]

I've got an Oz with zero miles on it, but maybe not for much longer! <GRIN>

I can put some miles on it for you if you like...for free even. 

My big question is: how do you know? Have you really managed to keep a speedo alive that long. I gave up a few years ago, the vibration, salt, cold (-15°C morning starts in winter) just kills them.

Still running the same Cateye Enduro speedometer.  I have had good luck with this model and use it on all of my bikes.  The cable wires are big enough that soldering them together is easy if you have a severe cable separation.  This happened to the computer on my Miyata commuter.  Over the last 10,000 miles on the Oz, I have changed tires & tubes, chains, gears, disc brake pads, brake and shifter cables, some shift cable housing, 1 saddle, two sets of derailleur pulleys, two sets of pedals and one seatpost insert.  Still using the same Marzocchi front fork, Fox RC rear shock, and front wheels I built the bike with.  Also on original rear swingarm bearings. 

Thunderchild