Does anything beat a Belt drive to Internal Geared Hub when it comes to reliability in sand, snow, and salt (though perhaps not mud)? And with much longer maintenance intervals (some claim every 15 - 20k miles for a belt, with almost zero maintenance), but much less affordable due to expensive IGH and split-seat-stay frame required for belt replacement, and also difficult to service in the wild due to the lack of the rare parts and the lack of rare knowledge of those rare parts. This setup will likely be on my next all-weather commuter, along with a front wheel dynamo for maintenance-free, and worry-free front and rear lighting.