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From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Disc brake maintenance tips
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:51:08 -0700
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On Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:42:39 GMT, Tom Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On most bikes the downtube shifters are in the arc of your 
>pedaling knees so how in the hell can you NOT pause even 
>if you didn't care where you're going. And reaching down
>and fumbling around trying to find the correct lever is 
>worse than looking down.

Wrong(again).  The knees are not even close to the shifters:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1-CyMzCwk4>
I also don't see any attempt to pause pedaling before, during or after
shifting.

Here's what happens when one tries to shift using the knees:

"Downtube Shifting with Knees"
<https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/comments/6cnyvb/downtube_shifting_with_knees/>
"I'm 6' 2" and also ride a 1988 Cannondale with DT shifters. My knees
are never less than 5 inches away from the shifters so there is no way
I could do this. Especially clipped in."
"I can't even reach my DT shifters with my knees while staying seated
(or anyhow while clipped in.)"
"I think I would have to reach hard to get that to work.. I'm trying
to picture it and I'm not even sure my knee would reach without
contorting."

[ Time to fact check: 20 mins (mostly watching videos) ]


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