Originally Posted by
sleepless
Ahh, interesting thought. Though this does add shifting to the mix, it looks like they've packaged it up nice. I have no knowledge of multi-speed hubs, how do they go about changing the gear ratio?
Shifting = ability to change ratios on the fly.
Your current proposed setup = a wrench and a few minutes off the bike to change ratios and greasy finger when you are finished.
The hubs have magic elves that live inside them (much like the Keebler cookie factory inside a tree trunk). No one really understands
how they work because if you crack one open the elves use their magic to turn into a series of planetary gears and linkages.