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@dancing james
Had been thinking of taking the piss but most of my mechincal knowledge comes from when things have become fucked up because of my lack of knowledge, the problem has then arise and I have had to learn to fix it.
It's a fucker when things go wrong but the knowledge that you can fix it in future is so valuable it will generally pay for itself in due time.
I know nothing about suicide hubs preferring to have a bike that is mechanically sound, where I am the limiting factor rather than the bikes mechanical limits.