Why do larger gear ratios produce greater torque? All that seems to be happening is every subsequent gear is slower than the driver.

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Why do larger gear ratios produce greater torque? All that seems to be happening is every subsequent gear is slower than the driver.

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You said it the gear gets slower, and As the gear slows down it is still carrying the same amount of energy. That energy come out in the form of being able to push harder.

The reason that it pushes so hard was very studiously stated in the comments above.

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