E-Bikes it’s easy on most of them to track hours on the machine.
For people-powered-bikes it’s really not much easier/harder to measure service intervals between a single owner and multiple. It’s not really that hard on suspension as it’s generally pretty clear what’s a defect (e.g. seal failing) v. abuse (e.g. anodizing worn off body at sag point on an air shock).
I have lots of experience dealing with suspension service, warranty and crash replacements and there’s almost never a grey area (and some of the ‘original’ JRA stories are actually almost cute)
Certainly my CSU should be replaced if it starts creaking in the warranty period (if warranty transferable) and that’s a major expense I’ve seen many people eat on a used rig.
That’s a hard truth about new warranty frames for sale. Often for not much discount and never with a warranty themselves.
Feb. 25, 2022, 7:19 a.m. - Andrew Major
E-Bikes it’s easy on most of them to track hours on the machine. For people-powered-bikes it’s really not much easier/harder to measure service intervals between a single owner and multiple. It’s not really that hard on suspension as it’s generally pretty clear what’s a defect (e.g. seal failing) v. abuse (e.g. anodizing worn off body at sag point on an air shock). I have lots of experience dealing with suspension service, warranty and crash replacements and there’s almost never a grey area (and some of the ‘original’ JRA stories are actually almost cute) Certainly my CSU should be replaced if it starts creaking in the warranty period (if warranty transferable) and that’s a major expense I’ve seen many people eat on a used rig. That’s a hard truth about new warranty frames for sale. Often for not much discount and never with a warranty themselves.