Originally Posted by
Kedosto
Plenty of people say “it’s no big deal” but they’re not commuting through deep East Oakland. I can fix a rear flat like a NASCAR pit crew on a derailleur bike. I haven’t seen anyone be able to do the same on a belt drive bike.
I take your point. Sliding dropouts help, but there are still the fiddly shifter cable (s) to attach at the hub interface.