Originally Posted by
mtalinm
Amen. I keep getting the same knee-jerk response from my LBS when I complain about downshifting problems. the fact is, at the bottom of the hill you are less tired, and the slope isn't as great, so you want to stay in a higher gear and then downshift as the slope increases and you become more tired.
And the fact remains that shifting from smaller to larger cog is prone to problems if you do it under load.
Yes, hyperglide and all that help, but its still not the easiest thing to do.