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They could, but it's easier to vary the transmission ratio between crankshaft and driving wheel to achieve the same effect.
I believe some Ordinaries were fitted with adjustable cranks to provide different gain ratio without changing the wheel size, long cranks (low gain) for leisure and short ones (high gain) for racing.