Ifixit take on current bike/e-bike manufacturers.

  • @[email protected]
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    12 months ago

    Your move the lever until you hear the change and your legs report a difference.

    Right, but when you’ve got something like an 11 or 12 speed cassette, your legs can’t really feel much difference between some of the higher gears.

    My assumption is that if the difference between the number of teeth is greater (i.e. a wide range cassette with only 6 - 8 cogs), you’ll probably be able to feel the difference more easily.

    This is why i want to try one! I’d like to actually know what it feels like, rather than assuming.

    • bluGill
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      12 months ago

      I’ve only used them on a 5 gear cassette. based on my more nodern bikes I’d expect there to be a significant difference between gears but I haven’t had those bikes in working order in 20 years. My memory is I could never find any gears except the biggest and smallest.

      I do intend to get those bikes in working order but money and time are limited and those are low on my todo list (my todo list will take 3000 years to complete so don’t go expecting me to get them done soon)