Originally Posted by dutret
If they were comparing it to geared bike why look at the san jose instead of the volpe or castro valley?
It's multi-speed Vs. single because the quickbeam has two chainrings and two freewheels. They way they are sized, the smaller chainring goes with the bigger cog so you can functionally flip-flop with no brake pad adjustments. The San Jose is just a straight up SS.