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Thanks for the explainer! I think I am in the commuter neglect category, but I am trying to understand my bike a bit more so I don't always have to bring it to the mechanic, now I have a bunch of words to search for!
Happy to help! The bikewrench community (https://lemmy.world/c/bikewrench) is really helpful and mostly populated by knowledgeable people. Just make sure to be patient for correct answers.
Non-electric, non-whiz-bang bicycles are inherently knowable to everyone. All the functions are sitting right there in the open. Even the bits inside other bits are still comprehensible to a non-techie person willing to put in a couple hours of learning.
This is in contrast to, say, an internal gear hub (IGH). There are not many people who can work on the internals of these things. I mean actually repair and rebuild them, and make them better than new.
If you're in the neglectful commuter segment, take a look at Shimano CUES Linkglide. You can get an entire group for something like $350 (don't quote me on that). There's a lot more to indicate CUES, but I'll spare you.