Shimano pedals.
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I’ll go with the Kurt Kinetic trainer and eMotion rollers. Great designs and they last a very long time if cared for.
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Definitely not SPD-SLs, I keep wearing them out on the inside of the nose. Surely the plastic cleat should wear out first 
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Yeah, just SPD
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I have an ancient Cycleops dumb trainer. I still use it for training and it just keeps ticking.
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Most of my tools from the late 80s. Still using my 7 speed chain whip (on 11 speed stuff), Shimano cassette tool, chain breaker, and spoke wrenches (Park red, black, & green).
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Yeah, I hear you. I’ve destroyed more XTR stuff than any other group set. I only bought it once and it taught me not to worry too much about tiny weight differences on the mtb. The 520s definitely last forever though. They might look like hell, but they still work like new.
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My items I will only have to buy once:
1up usa equip d bike rack
Weber grill
Rogue fitness items
Yeti items
Blendtec
Cafelat robot
Concept 2 skierg
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Ohh good call, agreed on the Rogue bumper plates and bar, and the SkiErg. Disagree on the Weber grill, but maybe the parts I’ve killed are replaceable.
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Stanley bottle
Le Creuset Dutch oven
Yeti mug
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I’ve gotten over a decade out of a smartwool beanie that seems to always be the right temperature, somehow. I’ve heard they got bought out and aren’t as good anymore though.
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Darn Tough socks
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Ride to work every day on my 25 year old MTB. Does that count?
Until I got into road cycling/racing, I always thought you just buy a new bike when the old one gets stolen.
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My MTB (frame) is now over 10 years old, a Scott Scale 970, I say frame as the only original components are:- the Deore shifters + mechs, brake calipers, stem/handlebar, seatpost, saddle (although that is dying). Some of the original components wore out really quickly - I remember replacing the lower headset cup, and as I pulled the fork out, the ball-bearings and little bits of shattered metal fell out of the top cup, so it was like oh the top cup needs replacing as well! (the replacement Hope items have been resolute since). The frame itself though refuses to be anything other than bombproof.
I did a 30 mile event on Saturday it is still a pleasure to ride, although funnily enough I found myself getting both new bike and old (classic) bike envy… Some lovely new bits of kit, but also some lovely 20+ year old bikes with annodised bits etc. I have been considering a new MTB, but being 90% a roadie its hard to justify, and its also hard to justify getting rid of bike which is actually really nice to ride still. It does need some investment though - I really want a set of wheels I can run tubeless, so I keep wondering when I should just cut my losses and maybe get a new Scale. To be honest I actually like the 3x10 gearing though (albeit there is obviously a bit of extra weight there), not 100% sold that 1x is the way to go…
Most things Chris King makes, especially things with bearings (BB, headset, hubs) as you can replace them forever (lifetime warranty). Upfront cost is a kick in the nuts, but it’s paying for itself within two to three rebuilds/replacements. For example, the current BB on my wife’s bike is on it’s fourth set of bearings on the third bike since I bought it 5-6 years ago.
King Ti cages.
Any tool worth its salt. I have - and still regularly use - a Shimano cable hose cutter I bought as a young lad in 1996. The usual non-endemic names like PB Swiss, Wera, Knipex etc are usually better choices for general tools than the “bike-specific” brands (Park).
Time ATAC pedals.
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My 1998 Marin East Peak FRS , 24yr old frame+seatpost are still going strong, it’s is on its 2nd shock, 3rd fork, 3rd set of wheels. I fitted a set of Shimano Deore Hydraulic disc brakes in 2006 they’re still working.
Shimano hubs, properly adjusted and maintained ( with just a few spanners) the bearings last for years unlike the non-adjustable cartridge bearings in Hope hubs which look pretty but just don’t last and need a bearing press to maintain.
I’ve read that it was more about (greedy) people abusing the policy and thinking it was a “lifetime free replacement” thing rather than a warranty. Shoes/boots wear out. That’s not a warranty issue.
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I kept my old mountain bike for almost 10 years. I basically wore out the drivetrain, the fork and damper needed servicing, I needed new wheels (rust + out-of-true). Almost 10 years of service is good enough for me.
Have you considered getting a used bike? The issues was that it was the last generation of 26” bikes, so finding replacement parts (especially the suspension) would not have been economical. I bought a used 29” XC hardtail instead. Great purchase. 1x11 XTR, carbon-almost-everything, sub-10 kg out of the box. I put on wider handlebars, XT brakes (the previous owner sold the XTR brakes and put some cheap Avid brakes on it) and a new saddle. 9.8 kg without saddle bag.
The bike was quite a steal, because standards had changed and the old owner couldn’t e. g. repurpose the wheels without putting new hubs on it.
On the mountain bike side, there is simply no question. Just try to find a mountain bike that is not 1x and entry-level.
The Technivorm Moccamaster. Our Mahlkönig coffee grinder.
Some bikes – my daily driver is a 1990 KTM Viaggio that my father bought new back then. I rebuilt it in 2009 with Shimano XT components, and admittedly it has not seen that much love since then. The frame will outlast me, and the XT components just work flawlessly after 13 years.
My 1990 Pinarello Road Bike. Beautifully built, Shimano 600 components, it gets a yearly service and was my main road bike until a year ago. Will outlast me I think 
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