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Baraka_Guru · 07-17-2009, 09:39 AM

Okay, so to sum up about downshifting....

It's generally not a good idea to use it to come to a stop.
It's generally used in cases where you need to accelerate after losing too much velocity.

So to come to a stop, no matter what gear you're in, you simply engage the clutch and press the brake? And once you're stopped, you shift to neutral and release the clutch?

I need to deal with start/stop, go-faster/slow-down traffic, so I'm just trying to get my head around "gear management" of varying speeds. Any more tips/clarification about this?

07-17-2009, 09:39 AM	#47 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Okay, so to sum up about downshifting.... It's generally not a good idea to use it to come to a stop. It's generally used in cases where you need to accelerate after losing too much velocity. So to come to a stop, no matter what gear you're in, you simply engage the clutch and press the brake? And once you're stopped, you shift to neutral and release the clutch? I need to deal with start/stop, go-faster/slow-down traffic, so I'm just trying to get my head around "gear management" of varying speeds. Any more tips/clarification about this? __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-17-2009 at 09:43 AM..