Originally Posted by
aMull
First of all, its a fixed GEAR. Second, if you have to 'push' yourself to get through a gap, the gap is too small. In slow moving traffic, you just move slow and i dont get your question. If you mean adjust the position of your pedals while you're standing still, you just grab the frikkin saddle and lift the bike and spin the pedals, takes like 0.562s.
Ok my second question was a bit rubbish as you can lift the bike and / or track stand.
However my first question is regarding stationary traffic where you have to sneak inbetween the cars - something that happens quite often in London as we have narrow roads and lots of cars!