Originally Posted by -=Łem in Pa=-
^^^^ Vermont winter treat cassetes like Godilla treats Tokyo

I cant see how people can winter commute on a bike with gears.
I know they do....but I cant. Just like an airplane......as much maintanance
time as ride time in the winter.

Doncha' mean deraillered gears?
Cyclists who ride internal hub geared bikes in the winter are

not

. No maintenance at all commuting all last winter on my Sachs/SRAM 7speed. Nor this Spring.