Joe: I have IGH on two bikes—both are Sturmey Archer’s S3X fixed-gear three-speed, modified with a spin-on single speed freewheel to become more like a standard hub (coasting). This setup is stronger and simpler than a standard three-speed, because there are no pawls inside the hub (they are usually what breaks). All of the pawls are outside in a freewheel that can be easily replaced or repaired. I use White Industeries’ “Eno” freewheel and have never had any problems.
I did have a Sturdy Archer hub once that developed a mechanical problem, but that was limited to not having a couple of the gears. Yes, it was a pain having to send the wheel back to them (Napa, CA) for repair. In support of IGHs, I would point out that if any of us were out in the middle of nowhere and a brifter decided to die, we would be basically out of luck. Back in the day, you could repair Campy Ergo levers, but even then you needed a workbench and tools. IGHs make for a cleaner-looking bike without all the dangly derailleur bits, they’re (mostly) immune to weather, and they force you to be a stronger rider. --Eric N campyonly...@me.com www.CampyOnly.com Campyonlyguy.blogspot.com @Campyonlyguy > On Jun 7, 2018, at 8:26 AM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had a chat with Grant a few months ago about IGH which was mostly two guys > agreeing with each other, so take that for what it's worth. I don't hate 'em > and I don't think he does, either; my complaint is the "no maintenance" > marketing-speak that proponents invariably present as a feature over a > cassette and derailer. I don't know what the heck is going on inside that > hub, and wouldn't have the first clue how to fix it if it crunched to a halt > out on the road. I can see and get to the workings of a cassette and > derailer, and when a derailer gets wonky I can either adjust the shifting or > leave it on one cog and ride home. There's also the matter of getting an IGH > out of the frame to fix a flat. > > In summary: Heavy, not no maintenance, harder to remove a wheel on the road. > I've never been convinced an IGH solves a problem caused by a cassette and > derailer, which I think is where GP is coming from on the issue. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
