Originally Posted by
veganeric
I'm always amazed by people who have so much trouble with geared bikes. I bought my road bike new 10 years ago and have never had a single problem with either derailleur.
If you've never had to adjust your limit screws, index your gears and have never skipped a shift in ten years then congratulations, your experience was different than mine.
I wouldn't however equate "trouble with geared bikes" with not wanting to be bothered.