Is the bike in the first picture a different bike than the bike in the second picture?
I know, the obvious answer is "of course it's a different bike!" But is it?
I bought a bike back in 2019. I did some initial upgrades to make it better. Since then, I've only replaced or upgraded when things wore out or broke. One piece at a time. That includes last fall when my frame broke. so, one piece at a time, this bike has been upgraded, to the point that the only things left from 2019 are the pieces in green in the last photo. The front wheel, the stem, the handlebars, the cranks and the chainring. But I've never replaced or upgraded more than one part at a time.
So, are the first two photos different bikes, or the same bike?
by freeski919
2 Comments
The bike is the frame, so yes this this is a different bike
What kind of ship of theseus question is this!?
If you want to treat it like it is really a philosophical question based on whether you named it or not. If you did not, no, it’s not the same bike. Every major piece that counts towards “bikeness” has been changed. However, if you named it, then it can be said that the “essence” of the bike is still there, and it is “essentially” the exact same bike that you bought in 2019.
…but in reality, that shit ain’t the same bike.