Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,077
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From: NW Ohio
Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-1977 Univega Grand Rally, S LTD, 1973 Sears Free Spirit 531, 197? FW Evans
After a while, it becomes muscle memory so that you can shift without looking and find the next gear with hardly any noise. I have had my Miyata for so long that I don't even have to think about shifts anymore. I just move the lever a few degrees and it drops into the next gear. Similar to how my son plays the trombone. He just knows how far to move the slide for each note.