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The bike for life would be a steel touring frame. Something you could commute on, ride on gravel trails, or tour with.
Made by a professional, not a random Soma/Surly/whatever.
It wouldn't be too fancy, so you could lock it up in public. Nothing to attract thieves
IF you want a bike that will last forever as well as the components
Parts:
>* There would be special attention to the wheels. Very strong ones with a high spoke count. I have A719 on XT hubs
>* Downtube shifters or bar-end or retroshift style. Something that will outlast an STI lever
>* modern crankset/bb... XT?
>* heavy duty headset. FSA Pig DH pro is a gigantic steel mofo headset... to consider
>* racks, or a very nice custom framebag, or both.
>* marathon mondial tires if offroading. supremes if road riding. marathon touring or whatever the heavy ones for actual touring
>* Salsa cowbell 3 bars, because good for road but swept drops helps for dirt/gravel
>* full fenders to protect bike and components from road grit
>* Strong derailleur in the rear. Maybe vintage Deore XT before they looked all space-age shit
>* Threadless, because
>* locking skewers and seatpost clamp for theft protection
>* pinned flat pedals because fuck special shoes. Clips also acceptable
>* leather saddle... selle anatomica or brooks
>* tubus rack or something comparable
>* Mechanical Disc or V-brakes. Avid Single Digit 7s or TRP Syprsypsosrsos
>* TRP brake levers? I dunno. normal-tier tektros are nice but feel flimsy
Is that it? I don't know. A bike like that will need little maintenance and last a long time
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