Originally Posted by
harshbarj
Simply riding. I myself weigh WELL over 200lbs and regularly carry over 50lbs and can easily top 100lbs of stuff. I also have some monster hills that I need to climb and VERY harsh winters that then do in hubs that survive the summer.
Can't really compare recreational riding to hard core utility riding. Much as a work truck will need more maintenance than your weekend joy ride.
Lack of maintenance?
I weigh over 200# also, and routinely carry 50# grocery loads. I just swapped out my Nexus 7 for a Nexus 8 because I could and like having one more low gear. I do annual routine maintenance on my hubs, I pull the innards, check for wear, oil, grease and reinstall. They last longer that way.
I literally beat the living crap out of my 1971 Raleigh Sports, then my brother rode it for 3 more years with zero maintenance and managed to wreck the bike twice and the rear hub still works perfectly. I tore it down a couple of years ago and replaced the pawl springs just because.