Sometimes when you're ambling along pedalling slowly and admiring the
scenery, you suddenly want to go as fast as you can, perhaps to catch
up with someone, perhaps just because you feel like it.

The fastest way to get into high gear starts with shifting *down*.

Shift down until you are spinning just a little faster than you
prefer, then shift up one notch and work hard until you are spinning
as fast as you were in the lower gear, repeat until you reach the
desired speed.

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