Originally Posted by
krobinson103
I agree. but I like to be able to fix my bike on the road. I've had a few times when I had a snapped cable, or a bent hanger and there was always a work around that would get me riding home. If an IGH dies on the road then I think you'd be stuck walking to the next town where you are likely to have to wait a few days for your parts.
A broken shifter cable isn't a bigger deal with an IGH than with a derailer system. The bike can still be put in a preferred gear and ridden like a singlespeed, until you can get to the next bike shop to get another shifter cable. It won't leave you stranded. In some cases, you'll even be able to hop off the bike and easily change the gear manually if, for example, you go from flat to hilly terrain on the way to the shop (or home). The bent hanger is a risk unique to a derailer system. There's nothing analogous to worry about with an IGH.