Originally Posted by
tjspiel
For commuting I use a derailleur bike most of the year and an IGH equipped bike for winter. I wouldn't want to the use the IGH for summer group rides but for commuting it works well.
From a maintenance standpoint, an IGH is probably better if you ride in crappy weather a lot, otherwise I'm not sure it really is. They do require some periodic maintenance.
+1
i have a winter/foul weather IGH hybrid and a derailleur road bike that i use for commuting. when the weather allows, i'd much rather be on my road bike. when the weather doesn't allow, my IGH beast fits the bill.
horses for courses, as they say.