I wrote:
>>For rolling terrain, however, where you're shifting all of the
>>time (and when I could ride, I would usually shift at least a dozen
>>times per mile, when riding a bike with gears) the need for
>>constant double-shifting makes HS+G a major hemorrhoid.
>>
>>Local riders who have read and followed recommendations of HS+G
>>commonly wind up not using the prescribed shift sequence with every
>>other shift a double shift, so in effect they wind up with bigger
>>jumps, using the rear derailer for most shifting, as most cyclists
>>do.
Pete Geurds wrote:
>I always wonder why we must feel obliged to follow(or blame) the
>shift pattern.
>Sure, there are times you need to; and btw Suntour barcons make
>double shifts less of a chore.
>The rolling terrain in my area changes pretty fast so I do shift the
>rear, be it half step or a regular double chainring setup.(after
>that one shift from large to small chain ring).
Obviously, we _don't_ feel obliged to follow the half-step-plus-granny shift pattern, hardly anybody does, even those who have been inveigled into setting their bikes up around that obsolete theory.
If you're running a drivetrain designed for half-step-plus-granny and _don't_ follow the shift pattern, you wind up with nasty big jumps in the rear cluster.
Sheldon "Likes Close Steps With Simple Shifting" Brown
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