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Then we have hub gear product lifespan, they are not all rated for heavy abuse.
I reckon we put 8000+ miles through a SRAM Nexus, on a bike weighing an average of 150kg, through 5 winters. We never serviced it and all that was ever changed was the rear axle when the threads stripped.
Also, [fat] bikes look best without derailleurs and cassettes cluttering them up.
Hefty
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Pro's tend to ride what they are told to ride.
Hub gears tend to be heavy, Pro's hate extra weight, it has been suggested that given the free choice then v-brakes would have been in racing far longer as they where/are lighter than disc brakes.
In the case of suspension bikes, gear box bikes make sense, or mounting the hub gears in the frame, keep as much weight off the swingarm as possible.
Then we have hub gear product lifespan, they are not all rated for heavy abuse.
If hub gears where a bit lighter or matched the normal cassette/mech set up weights and more affordable then i would have them.
I had a Grifter too, in blue, swear Raleigh skipped the lightweight gas pipe and just used scaffold poles for the frame........ many a happy hour on home made ramps and skids and tucking the little mudguard in so it rubbed the tyre making moto noise :)