08-22-2018, 10:09 PM
(08-22-2018, 08:44 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(08-21-2018, 09:09 PM)jamincan Wrote: Nope. New frame = new bike, regardless of the fact that there is often more money sunk into the components. Bumping components from frame to frame happens all the time.
I think the thing about the ship was that there was no main component — they talked about replacing one board at a time, presumably including main structural members. With a bike “replacing” the frame pretty much means taking all the components off the frame (after which you have a frame plus a large box of separate parts) and putting them on a new frame, whereas replacing almost any other component just means removing it and installing its replacement.
With a metal bicycle and a lot of work one could replace each tube on a frame, the dropouts, etc., one at a time. Steel is easier to repair than aluminum or titanium. I've got one steel frame I broke this year and the amount of work to repair it is too involved... all the parts have to come off anyway so it's just easier to slap 'em on a different frame.
I'm in the "new frame = new bike" camp.