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Bruce's Score - Destroyed or Worn-out Bike Parts
Running tally since January, 2000 (updated Winter 2006)

1 - Frame
1 - Pivot mechanism (attachment of rear end to rest of bike)
4 - Front shocks
2 - Rear shocks
2 - Shock mounts
1 - Handlebar
2 - Head sets
1 - Brake lever
2 - Shift indicator gauge
3 - Speedometers
2 - GPS handlebar-mounting brackets
1- Bar end
12 - Brake Cables
21 - Derailleur Cables
68 - Estimated sections of cable housing replaced
2 - Hydraulic lines
1 - Seat post
1 - Seat
1 - Seat post clamp
2 - Front derailleurs
6 - Rear derailleurs
3 - Disc brake rotors
3 - Rims
11 - Spokes
68 - best guess for number of tubes replaced
23 - Tires
11 - Chains
6 - Chain rings, small
8 - Chain rings, middle
1 - Chain ring, large
7 - Rear cassettes
1 - Axle
3 - Bottom brackets
36 - Estimated number of brake pad sets
30 - Approximate square inches of skin lost
10,000 - Miles on dirt and rock
3 - Ribs broken

These parts were destroyed while riding a K2 5000 (rebuilt from the frame up with disc brakes, etc, in 2003), a Cannondale Jekyll, and a Cannondale Gemini, and a Cannondale Scapel. That's why some bikers need extra bikes.

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