Originally Posted by robmcl

The annoying thing to me about internal hubs is how the enthusiasts try to BS everybody by more or less saying the internal gear bikes are maintenance free. Never mind all the other parts on the bike that might need maintenance or fail. Also, as I said above I have rode derailleur bikes all my life and never had a failure. The derailleur system over times has become well developed, refined, and reliable. To try and say they are systematically flawed and unreliable is pure BS.