My dumb question about geared hubs

[tholub]

@Up Rite

I see a few others here would go for a geared down hub.

So how would a 24" with current gearing up be compared to a 36" geared down in various situations?

A geared-up 24 would be better than a geared-down 36 in every conceivable scenario.

[UPD]

@tholub

A geared-up 24 would be better than a geared-down 36 in every conceivable scenario.

I agree. It’s useless to have a ton of spinning on a 36er. There’s plenty of leverage for climbing from using 165 or 150mm.