Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Only if you're OCD enough to insist on always following a strict, linear progression. I don't, anymore. If I need a little change, I shift the rear derailleur. If I need a bigger change, I shift the front. I don't much care if the gear I land in is the next one in the sequence.
Gonna take Rideabent's side on this one. Back in the 2 X 5 days I used to fiddle with my right hand on both shift levers until I stumbled into the gear that came closest to hitting the "sweet spot." Interestingly, I found it more annoying not to find the "right" gear on a flat road than if I were riding hills. At the time I lived in NW Indiana which was mostly the top of a table.
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