Originally Posted by caloso
Anything that gets more butts on bikes is a good thing, I suppose. But I just can't see how making a bike more mechanically complicated makes the riding simpler. If you want simple, get a single speed. Heck, get a fixed gear and do away with that complicated freewheel.
It may be more complex internally but the potential user doesn't know that. It seems simple to them.
An automobile's automatic transmission is a hideously complex device compared to a manual transmission but the user finds it easier and more simple to use. Same concept.