Originally Posted by
anastrophe
The neutral gear is between first and second, but you can really screw yourself (and the hub) up by standing up in third...I don't stand on the pedals at all, ever. It's asking for trouble.
Agreed. But unless I am mistaken about 'neutral' (do we mean freewheeling?)
"If you hold the trigger halfway between middle and high gear, the hub should disengage so that you can spin the pedals forward without going anywhere. If it freewheels forward in high gear, the cable is to tight or has too much friction to release properly. If it freewheels forward in middle gear, the cable is too loose."
- Sheldon Brown's S-A page