Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
Reality is alive and well in my world, where shifting works best when you minimize the time spent in transition. I don’t think you will find an engineer in the cycling business that thinks it’s a good idea to slowly grind your way onto another chain ring.
So we could have one of those back and forths where I patiently explain that it isn't just grinding away but feeling for the spot where the chain will go up with the least effort. And then you'll reply as if you've never experienced this, insist that what I'm talking about doesn't actually exist and then mischaracterize my initial post as saying that everyone should be shifting this way every time.
Or I could just write down the whole insensible conversation and you can go back to pretending you don't have any experience easing a shift.