I have always done it and always will.
ALL the real bike racers do this, it is second nature.
The trick to doing it quick is called "Pre-loading". This is a technique where you actually apply upward pressure on the shifter while you are riding in a gear. With the shifter lever cocked and pre-loaded to the point where it won't move upward anymore, all you do is let off the throttle by a pubimeter and wham you just shifter into the next higher gear. Back on WOT instantly. It is effortless and does absolutely no damage to anything. There must be load on the tranny to do this (meaning you must be in gear and moving) If you do it when there is no load it just shifts and you stall.
That make sense?
Forgot to add:
You shift at the same points you normally would in your riding technique. However, at the middle/higher end of the rpm range it is a lot smoother and faster.
Last edited by Dinqua; 07/25/2005 9:54 AM.
