The "greasy finger" method was preferred by some in the early days, before front derailleurs had really evolved. One could just knock the chain from the big ring to the small ring with one's foot, at least. [source: "The Dancing Chain"]
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There's no such thing as too far.. just lack of time
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People in this forum are not typical.
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