Originally Posted by
cccorlew
Having grown up with old friction shifters that flat out can't shift under load I'm in love with being able to shift while standing. But as others point out, you need to soft pedal a bit, and be in touch with your bike. Jezz I hate being next to grinders with no feel for their machines. It just hurts my ears and damages my soul.
Hahaha I feel the same way about other people's noisy machines.
I wonder if there is a way to politely ask someone to quiet down their noisy beast.