Originally Posted by
badmother
Absolutely. I guess I was trying to say that often we want more gears than we need, we think many gears= good.
Personally I think the simplicity of the IGH`s in many cases more than makes up for the narrower ratio, especially on folders.
I'll add that in terms of
need, given the small wheels a pure IGH is generally pretty good since it give a decent low end and we can always coast downhill despite Sheldon's declaration that it is pernicious.