Originally Posted by
FBinNY
It's only confusing because you have it wrong. Car, truck, bicycle or motorcycle, even on a tractor, UPshifting ALWAYS means moving to a higher gear, and downshifting to a lower. The terms don't refer to the sprocket size, only to the overall change in gear.
So whether you shift the rear to a larger sprocket or the front to a smaller, or both, you're still downshifting.
Explain to me how i have it wrong...
"Because in a car when you go from 3rd to 2nd you're downshifting."
Going 3rd to 2nd is to a easier gear... down shifting. But going to a easier gear on a bicycle is up shifting. That's the way I hear it when talking to others.
Maybe i'm just confused.