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Gears in the drivetrain of a bike.

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Why are most bicycle gears designed to have so much overlap

from highest to lowest, you will find yourself switching front gears several times back and forth while simultaneously switching the rear. … Many of these gears are so close as to be redundant. So I'm just curious: why are the gears set up in this way? …
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