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Originally Posted by NonallaNostrum
I was concerned with stopping and forgot to shift down... had to rock bike a few times to get to first. Looked silly to cagers, but at least i got it stopped w/o dumping! hopefully in time I'll learn to also click the other foot  |
You need some practice to develop muscle memory. Shifting down while making a hard stop or hard decrease is speed is a good and safe ability. You always want to be in the best gear to get outta Dodge if needed.
Think of it this way. You brake hard to avoid collecting a deer, you haven't shifted down. Approaching cager from behind who may be half asleep. You are in the wrong gear and can't move out of the way. The deer has a story for it's friends.