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hedgehog002 · 06-12-2013, 01:53 AM

Hey there. So today was my first "real ride" as far as I'm concerned. I was on main streets the whole time and not just riding in my neighbourhood. I do have a question regarding making left hand turns and down shiftin. For example, I was traveling on a straight path at 45 mph. Ahead of me was an intersection with a dounle lane left hand turn and the light was green. Now, I applied brakes well before the turn and down shifted into 3rd from 4th. My turn was horrible! Way too wide; I wound up in the bicycle lane. So the question is how far down should I down shift to make a good turn and should I do the same on freeways? My other question is what gear should I be in when driving around town in normal traffic and at whay speeds should I be switching gears?

06-12-2013, 01:53 AM	#14
hedgehog002 Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Posts: 10	Re: Newbie Questions Hey there. So today was my first "real ride" as far as I'm concerned. I was on main streets the whole time and not just riding in my neighbourhood. I do have a question regarding making left hand turns and down shiftin. For example, I was traveling on a straight path at 45 mph. Ahead of me was an intersection with a dounle lane left hand turn and the light was green. Now, I applied brakes well before the turn and down shifted into 3rd from 4th. My turn was horrible! Way too wide; I wound up in the bicycle lane. So the question is how far down should I down shift to make a good turn and should I do the same on freeways? My other question is what gear should I be in when driving around town in normal traffic and at whay speeds should I be switching gears?
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