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@Thrustvector
With a loaded cargo bike you feel every tiny rise in the road; there's not a chance you'd get away with single-speeding one. If you want low maintenance get an Alfine; filled with decent semi-fluid grease they're pretty much maintenance free (I think the only thing I've done on my bakfiets in over 4 years is change the gear cable because it frayed at the shifter end).