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Originally Posted by harshbarj
I would. As the previous hubs all died, or became otherwise not fully functional, that IS maintenance.

Also money spent is money spent. It affects the budget all the same. Even if the other hubs were just fine it would still fall under maintenance as I am adding a new part to replace an old part. So I count my cup holder, my stereo, and other such things I have to replace now and then as maintenance.
What are you doing to destroy hubs? I have yet to break any IG hub beyond repair (Shimano 333 being the exception). I currently have 4 bikes with IGH that I service that are daily riders, other than annual oil/grease on the newer Shimano ones they roll along on a daily basis, trouble free. The most trouble free and durable is the Sturmey-Archer AW 3 speed.

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