Monique

Bite the bullet and give it a go, it feels wrong - wrong, wrong, wrong (I felt like a little kid, trying to get the hang of gears, when they spin in the wrong gear way too fast! I'm sure it didn't look like that, but that's how it felt!). I found that gentle tweaking, going one, or sometimes, two lower than I normally would didn't make my speed drop (it increased, as I was able to accelerate/surge more rapidly when I wanted to). I'm still on a learning curve though, so probably not the best to give advice at this early stage, but I'm sure your body will probably thank you for it in the end!