Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Can you guys comment on the maintenance factor as I'm very interested in an IGH.
Do you need to do an oil soak with the innards once per year?
Also, my bike lives at ambient temp (outside all day during the day at roughly and in an unheated basement at night ... so usually at 10-30F always) ... does the constant cold affect IGH performance?
I find that for 95% of the ride I use the 44T ring and shift once per commute to the 32T ring for a small hill, so I think the gearing range would be OK?
Similar conditions here, bike is stored in an unheated garage ( just a concrete box). This winter the coldest temperatures it has experienced were like -8deg C, no performance issues. I give it an ATF bath every half a year + a bit of teflon grease, costs very little money comparing to Shimano grease and oil. So far 11+K with this hub and it works as new. I use no more than 4 gears during my rides, but it's flat here, only few 3% hills, though winds can get very strong.