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I have a gearless (fixie) bike since last Summer, I don't even have a manual for it, not do I really need one.
Before that I had a fancy e-bike which nobody but the manufacturer could fix. Even bike shops would warn "We can fix the mechanical parts but we don't touch the electronics, if it fails while we fix it, it's on you." and basically saying they would prefer not to fix it.
Now my bike is so basic I don't care and I think it's even safer from potential robbers.
So... in my own experience, less is more! It's less maintenance, it's less money, it's less temptation for others, and ironically enough in this specific case it's even healthier. I use it everyday, from Sunny spring to rain and snow, it just works.
Simplifying is empowering.
I'm very pro simplifying, but you'll take my freewheel from my cold dead legs. The only part of my bike that I struggle to repair is I still can't true a wheel despite trying many times. Well also a broken frame
Ah, pesky tiny ball bearings but honestly it's not so tricky, mostly patience. Also I did welding workshops so naively confident I could actually make a frame, not a good one though! I'm a bit too lazy for all that though so... now I just ride :D
FWIW nobody should use a fixie rather than a freewheel unless they absolutely genuinely want to... because the first moment of inattention initially, being a bump on the road or just a turn they'll fall over the bike. After a few cold sweats though then it becomes automatic again, no thinking, just riding, and it's genuinely fun.