The biggest problem I ran into on my IGH bike was getting the chain tension right after tube/tire changes. And, yes, having a 2mm around was more than a bit of a pain.
(Especially the time I had to change a flat on a bridge in near zero temps. That's what made me decide a derailer system was preferable.) My Brompton does have a SA 3 speed hub. No problems at all with that. And it has been from one end of the country to the other. So IGH can work well. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Feb 18, 12:20�pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Dave Lloyd <dlloyd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The trick to removing the cable from the > > cassette joint is using a 2mm allen wrench ot move the cassette joint around > > to take the tension off the cable so that you can easily unhook the cable > > end. �Needle nose pliers are also handy for removing the housing end from > > the cassette joint. > > If everything else were equal, i think knowing i'd have to carry a 2mm > allen on the bike at all times might break the deal for me. I've done > some minimal work on IGH bikes, in new/like new condition, and on a > work stand. That was fine, but i don't know that i'd want to swap in a > tube in the cold and/or rain when there's a very lose-able, > hard-to-maneuver-with-cold-hands tiny wrench involved. > > On the idea that IGH bikes aren't meant for hard use, that makes me > wonder about the hubs used for racing in Britain back in the day. Were > they really that much more durable, or was regular repair just an > accepted fact with them? > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
