Originally Posted by
linberl
I often wonder if people acted the same when bikes went from single speed to geared....since gears artificially multiply your effort, too.
C'mon now. That is utter nonsense. As has been pointed out multiple times before, that isn't true.
Physics 101: It takes the same amount of work to climb a hill regardless of gearing. The pedal force is less, but the total work is the same because the reduced force has to be expended for a greater period of time.