Originally Posted by
Dfrost
And yes, the torque required to operate some, especially when they’re on a kid’s bike, is hard to fathom.
I
remember this! Like, as a child on my 24"-wheeled Trek Mountain Track, having to look ahead and change gear before any incline, because I couldn't climb
and muster the wrist strength to change the gear. I guess it did teach me a skill that would come in useful later, using downtubes and captaining tandems and getting good mileage in manual cars...
I reckoned that a single-speed electroforged Schwinn Speedster was an upgrade from that bike, for that reason alone!