Originally Posted by
wild animals
no, not at every stop! i just mean, i can shift from 8 to 1 in a second, whenever i need to. i ride on a lot of hills, up and down, so i want to be able to shift quickly.
I have the Nexus 8 speed IGH on my Jamis Commuter 3.0. I rarely use 8th and I rarely use 1st. It only takes a couple of index finger or thumb shifts on most rides. I usually start out in 3rd or 4th from a stop and shift up or down accordingly while I ride. IMO - there's no need to multi-shift on a regular basis. If I'm approaching a steep hill, which I do daily, I downshift shortly after I begin to ascend, then downshift once again about 1/2 of the way up.
I feel it's fairly the same as when you drive a stick shift in a car. I wouldn't downshift or upshift more than one gear at a time. You shouldn't go from 5-1 going up and wouldn't go from 1-5 going down...