Originally Posted by
hubcap
I also think this fear is overblown and probably perpetuated by people who don't own IGH bikes.
This is
highly dependent on the specific IGH. If you have a SRAM Dual-Drive,you just push the button down and pop the shifter box off,then it's just loosening 15mm nuts and pulling the wheel like a derailleur bike. If you have a newer Shimano 3spd,you use a 3mm hex to remove the shifter box,then it's just the 15mm nuts. If you have a Nexus 7 or 8 with integrated roller brake,then it's a whole different story. And if you have the Euro-spec roller brake,like the ones that came into my clinic last year,then I would suggest getting a new hub.
Originally Posted by
hubcap
Once you have done it a couple times it really isn't significantly more time consuming or involved than any other bike.
On my derailleur/disc bikes;flip bike upside-down,pop QR,remove wheel. No IGH hub is that simple.