Originally Posted by
rm -rf
I was on a group ride recently, and we hit an unexpected very short, steep climb at a bend in the road. All the riders climbing while seated, in a reasonable gear, had electric shifting. The rest were grinding up in a way too high gear. The instant and drama free front and rear shifts are really nice on rides with lots of small rollers, or on these sudden situations.
I always shifted a lot. But I shift a lot more now. I'll shift when I know I'll have to shift again 20 seconds later, because it's like you said. Got 40 miles in today, shifted the RD 1,138 times. (So says my Garmin. I'm sure it counts each cog as a shift when you go a few gears at a time.) I'm always in the right gear.
Bunch of rollers? God I love auto-trim.