Originally Posted by
ilovecycling
While this wouldn't really surprise me, it would make more sense if people attacked when the hill is over and they are back on the flats. SRAM shifts down to the little ring just fine.
Not when you're putting power through the pedals. If you're standing / sprinting, the chain has a tendency to freeze onto the big ring. No fun. As a guy moving over from 2 years using Di2, the first time it happened was a jolt to me. You've got to back off a shade to get it to shift either way.