Bruce Dawson wrote:
> My favorite down-****fting technique is to slow down almost to a
> standstill and then reach down, as my right knee goes down, and press
> the ****ft button with my hand. I've practiced this in a gym a lot and
> it works quite reliably there -- it's harder to get it right outside,
> but it does work, and it feels kind of flashy and cool!
>
That's pretty neat, I wondered if that was feasible.
>
> I actually find myself avoiding ****fting a lot of times. If I'm
> starting on the flat or on a slight downhill then I'll happily start in
> high gear. I just have a 29" wheel which makes that more practical. Or,
> sometimes I'll ride up to a stop light, stop, ****ft down while I'm not
> riding, take off with the traffic, and then ****ft up.
>
****fting is expensive. I think in terms of total elapsed time, for
most short hills I'm probably better off trying to blast up in high
gear, and losing some time once I run out of steam, rather than trying
to down****ft at the bottom and up****ft at the top. Right now I always
try to mount in low gear and up****ft, and down****ft before dismounting,
just to get the practice, but I'm sure that in the race I'll just mount
in high gear, assuming flat terrain. It's easier to mount in high gear
than it is to ****ft.
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