Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I don't agree! I'll bet you're familiar with derailleur bikes and unfamiliar with IGH bikes, so you're not comparing them fairly. If you were equally unfamiliar with both types of systems, you'd find the IGH much simpler.
Seized spokes are merely from age and neglect. It has nothing to do with the type of bike.