I've never really done a deep dive on gearboxes. But based on the little I know, people don't want gearboxes. They want derailleurs in a box that are sprung weight. Or put another way, what they want is so fundamentally different from what a gearbox actually is that they shouldn't refer to is a gearbox.
In reality, I think they like the idea of a gearbox, but not actual gearboxes. "You see, what I want is a singlespeed, but one that get easier to pedal when I'm going uphill and harder to pedal when I'm going downhill."
Regardless, an honest, decently technical look at gearboxes would be an interesting read.
March 27, 2023, 6:33 p.m. - DancingWithMyself
I've never really done a deep dive on gearboxes. But based on the little I know, people don't want gearboxes. They want derailleurs in a box that are sprung weight. Or put another way, what they want is so fundamentally different from what a gearbox actually is that they shouldn't refer to is a gearbox. In reality, I think they like the idea of a gearbox, but not actual gearboxes. "You see, what I want is a singlespeed, but one that get easier to pedal when I'm going uphill and harder to pedal when I'm going downhill." Regardless, an honest, decently technical look at gearboxes would be an interesting read.