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    Quote Originally Posted by schnitzle View Post
    Oh so if I'm starting from a stand still at the bottom of a hill (lots of cars, need to stop so I can look both ways) I assume I'll need to be in my lower gears already? So turn the crank with one foot to shift down before I take off?
    You should be in a low-ish gear, but you don't want to be geared so low that you can't get any momentum to help you balance as you start out. (I under-gear all the time on my mountain bike- it's not pretty )

    There's a stop sign at the top of a steep short hill on my commute home. I'll often shift to a harder gear as I approach it, just so that I'll have some "kick" and balance when I start pedalling again.

    If I'm approaching a stop sign, and I know I'll have to climb immediately after it, I'll shift to the "right" gear as I come to a stop. That way, I can take off when traffic is clear without juggling my bike.
    Last edited by Becky; 08-25-2010 at 09:47 AM.

 

 

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