Just a quick question to you all. If your bike has them, do you use the numbers that show your gears on the handlebars of your bike or do you look at the gears themselves?

I'm still working on figuring out which gears to use when and how to switch BEFORE I go uphill.

My husband just looks down to see where his chain is but I can't do that and ride my bike at the same time. I like to look at my handlebars and use the numbers to learn the gears.

What do you do? I'm sure as I get more experienced, I'll just have a feel for the gears.