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alnilam posted:Yeah downhill there / uphill home is nice in the summer for sure. But where I lived at the time it was usually anywhere from 0 to 30 F in the morning commute. So I'd leave my house and freeze on the way down the hill but be fine once I got to the flat and started pedaling, or, if I dressed up for the downhill part I'd get way too hot on the flat part (and being sweaty when it's sub-freezing outside sucks). Yeah sometimes I stop and stuff my jacket in the pannier, but far too often I just tell myself it's only another 5-10 minutes and just sweat to death out of laziness. I sometimes fantasise about some kind of insane actively controlled heating/cooling jacket, like astronauts wear
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so I always opted for freezing through the downhill part and being dressed appropriately for the rest
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I've had multiple people ask me to explain what the front gears actually do and how you are supposed to use them when I've been volunteering at the local bike repair not for profit. I think having two sets of gears interacting is just annoying and unintuitive for a lot of people, particularly if you compare it to the simplicity of having only one set. I also hate adjusting them, so I hope this trend of doing away with them continues and sticks.
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May 2, 2024 15:38
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It's the interaction between the two that is the issue. In truth, a lot of people just do not understand how gear size relates to torque and speed as it's not something they've ever needed to know. But if you only have rear gears (or only front gears, but that isn't a thing really) then its easy: change the gear number up or down to either go faster or make it easier. How does it work? Who cares. With two sets, it's similar but they interact and ultimately people don't want to think about Mechanical systems when they ride, they just want to ride.
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