Speaking with knowledge, and speaking from ignorance are...:o

Cheers, Eric

..not necessarily the same as speaking with experience.

Yes, but if I was going to shift both sides, I'd just reach across with the right hand and shift the left side too.

I usually shift both shifters with my left hand. Sometimes I'll use the right hand if I'm just shifting the rear, and very occasionally I'll use the right hand to shift both. However, on double shifts I would never use both hands...too inefficient.

I'm right handed, but use both hands.

Left hand for front ring changes and trimming alone.

Right hand for rear cog changes alone.

Right hand when changing both the rear cogs, and front rings at the same time.

[QUOTE=SJX426;18069656]..not necessarily the same as speaking with experience.[/QUOTE
You have no experience regarding me, and were following up rootboy's question about me and my bikes...

You win.:o

“Never argue with an idiot. He will only bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.”, George Carlin


borrowed without permission from FBinNY

Same - a lefty, like having my stronger dominant arm controlling the bike while I shift.

I just use my right for both, on my RTP, but on the Torpado, the pump is on the down tube and makes it more difficult, so sometimes I shift the front with my left hand.

I use my right hand for both. I tend to wobble about if I take my left hand off the bar.. No idea why, always been that way.

I had to actually ride to come up with my answer. I use right hand to shift both shifters or trim....and when I don't use right hand I found myself using left hand to shift. Just depends which hand I decide to leave on the bars. No reason.. just the way it happens.

I have the Suntour top mounted shifters. Mostly I use just the right hand. Makes double shifts and trimming the front derailleur easy.

(I love those shifters. I bought them as soon as I saw my first one. Safe from my knees when I am climbing walls. I hated hitting the right shifter with my knee back in the day and trying to get up those walls on a 42-13 when it was way too steep to downshift!)

BEn

I have two DTSifter bikes, Raleigh with NR and Nishiki with Suntour Power shifters. I bought these about 2 years ago so have had to intentionally sort out what works for me in these last two years. I've tried the combinations and now pretty much use my right hand for everything - shifting both levers, lifting the water bottle and replacing, wacking the bell, working the computer, scratching my ear, working the MP3 player. I've gotten real steady holding the bike's line with my left hand alone. I will occasionally shift the FD with my left but not much - like someone else said; just to swing that arm down and change position.

My Moto Mirage has stem shifters so I always shift the FD with my left hand. My in progress frankenbike project will have old Suntour DT shifters. We'll see how that works but I expect to shift both those with my right. That's just what works for me.

I do all my shifting with my right hand.

Mostly I do front with left and rear with right. Everyone once in a while if I need to trim as shifting the rear then I'll use my right hand for both.

Same hand I use for other stuff.

tmi:eek:, and not an image I wanted to conjure

I mostly one-hand it. If you're going to L-L R-R, I recommend not simultaneously ;)

Huh. I conjured images of wrenching and raising pint glasses. You know, stuff that you use hands for without being overly concerned about which is doing the job as long as it gets done.
To each their own I guess.

Oh, and I shift L-L R-R, although I'm intrigued by the one-hand double-shift for rolling hills, which I've not tried.

Welcome to the forum.