I don't think that's the point, at least not for me. I find that when I'm on my geared bike (on the road, at least), I'm frequently up- or downshifting one cog at a time...usually back and forth between 2 or 3 cogs...slight upgrade, click down a gear, downhill, click up 1 or 2. Point being, with a geared bike, and thus available options, I'm often in a "grass is greener in the other gear" mode of thought, never wholly satisfied with my current combo. On the SS, none of that even factors in. I just ride.