Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
You got my opinion backward, it's using fashion argument to push 2x that I find annoying. They all perform the function.
You've lost me here on your fashion argument ???
Yes they all perform the function of gearing, but in slightly different ways. They are not all the same, at least not in my personal experience of all 3 options. There's a good reason why some forms of cycling favour one option over the others and it has nothing to do with fashion.