Re: Disc brake maintenance tips

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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