Originally Posted by
DiabloScott
There was a lot of discussion on UseNet about this a few years ago (RecBicyclesTech). Jobst explained why Octalink was a problem for goofy footers and hinted that Shimano knew it was a flaw and that's why they scrapped it.
Anyway, I was mostly wondering about the psychology of teaching yourself to do this. Seems few people have tried, and fewer yet have succeeded.
What are the situations where right-foot forward coasting is advantageous? Approaching a left turn maybe, to be able to get the outside foot down quickly without pedaling backwards. I think I'd want the foot nearest to obstructions to be trailing. I'm just spit-balling since I don't actually do those things, but do they seem reasonable?