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Yeah poor shifting technique! The way I used to ride like it was race from one red light to another!
As a mountain biker I am very happy with straight or alt bars on most of my bikes and have the requisite 11 and 12 speed stuff on them.
The way I use the manual double ring is keep it in the big ring except for difficult long climbs. We always take a break at the top of passes and long descents and moving the chain only takes as much time as taking out a bottle and drinking.
I try not to hurry anyway. For me, speed is what happens. I try not to force it. I let gravity take me