Originally Posted by
Mr IGH
IMHO, IGH are enjoyed mostly by geeks that like dorking around. They take some unique care and feeding, they can make a riders life difficult when things go wrong. I spent over 18 months figuring out how to make my im9 run correctly. It runs like a top...now. If I required an LBS to sort it out I doubt I would have ever got it running right.
Living here I am seeing more and more people who want 3 speed and IGH hubs for winter riding... they are excellent for our climate.
Also enjoy my fair weather igh equipped bikes a great deal... have a 1954 road bike with an igh and a folder with an igh that are very nice bicycles to ride.
And I run just as many derailleur equipped bikes as they too have their place.