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Interesting - I have replaced almost everything except the frame on mine, but if I bought a new frame and transfered all the existing components I think I would consider it a new bike. (View Post)

There's an interesting cultural dimension to this question - for example in Japan people seem quite happy to say that a temple is a thousand years old even if it has burnt to the ground and been rebu… (View Post)

You are ignoring installation costs, integration costs, ongoing maintenance and testing costs etc etc. Probably still worth doing, but I'd be surprised if the hardware cost is the dominant term. (View Post)

"Countries within the EU are more reliable, as there is a political structure there" - possibly, but Hungary suggests that the political structure doesn't act as much of a restraint. (View Post)

Is this not as simple as: Five Guys is a chain with an almost entirely consistent menu, and if you go to one that varies from that by not including certain items it's quite reasonable to be disappoin… (View Post)