Originally Posted by BeerNuts

I really do love the the idea behind them. Silent shifting, instant shifting, travels better, it all sounds great. But i know very little about them and their longevity. The forums have mostly been "costly to repair" "needs a trained shop" "10% loss in power" "dont travel with it" "often dose not have enough lube". I would perfer a IGH but i want to see some posts of "10,000 miles still like new" "5 yrs later time for a tune up" "way better than my derailer". I am just amazed how the bike shops and the manufactures are doing zero work to sell or explain why its better other than weather resistant. I want to see "matience free for 5 years or 5,000 miles". So yeah i would like one but i am not sold. I am no fan of derailers. I hate the 24 speed i have now, but if i am stuck with them i am stuck.