Originally Posted by
phulin
My primary desire for an IGH comes from the fact that I have little time for day-to-day maintenance. I generally have time every couple weeks for bigger repairs, but I sometimes have a couple bad weeks where I just have no free time. Maybe I should just be more careful about riding on salty roads - should I ask in the winter commuting forums about that?
Do you have full fenders and mud flaps? If they fit on your bike, I would highly recommend them. I'm also fairly lazy with maintenance (partly because I don't have access to water in my garage), and I find the fenders prevent a lot of damage. I basically just wipe down and lube up from time to time.