My dumb question about geared hubs

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@LargeEddie

They might be hard to find if you haven’t seen them already and don’t know what to search for, but there have been a number of discussions about why they are as they are and what other ways they might be. Certain forum members have argued with great passion for downgearing.

E.g.:
What do unicyclists want from a geared hub?
If a multi geared hub were available, would that make the 36" wheel obsolete?

Not an owner of one myself but my Occam’s Razor answer would be that the Schlumpf hub is what it is because that’s what Florian himself wanted when he designed it. It was a labor of love, not an answer to consumer demands.

Thank you LargeEddie, my concept was detailed here : If a multi geared hub were available, would that make the 36" wheel obsolete?