Agreed on all points. I was simply saying that to me it seems like missing the point.

But I'm intrigued. The ASC does apparently have a direct drive gear. I assumed that was simply a 1:1 ratio but that there would still be some sort of drag associated with the planetary gearing. I mean, I guess the hub body woud rotate at the same rate as the drive sprocket, so everything would be relatively stationary.

I dunno, I guess I don't understand enough about internally geared hubs (though I can operate one! )