Geared hub advice needed.

I have just received a new geared hub and I am having great difficulty
in hitting the upshift button. Everytime I manage to hit it I am
immediatley
thrown off the uni, possibly because I have slowed down so much trying
to
find the button.
Any tips on technique would be appreciated.


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Practice

There is actually not a lot more to it.

Some people hit the button with their ankles, others with the heel of
their shoe. Some people rub it over the button, others give it a good
kick.


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fwiw (I've only had a GUNI the last week or so) what I've found helpful
getting started so far is:

- going to a longer crank, which feels a bit goofy in 1:1 but
definitely helps in making the shift to 1:1.5 and learning to ride
1:1.5.

- prior to shifting gears, position the foot making the shift as
needed. for me that means moving the foot in towards the crank a little
and positioning the foot further back on the pedal so my ankle is in the
right spot.

- just as I shift up to 1:1.5 by giving my ankle a decisive flick
inwards, I let off pedal pressure and anticipate the pause as the pedals
slow relative to the wheel - the latter seems to help smooth the change,
and have the legs ready to take the load .

- I pretty much do the same for shifting down to 1:1, but instead
anticipate pedaling quicker just as 1:1 engages.

So far for me shifting up to 1:1.5 is lot smoother and more enjoyable.
Shifting down to 1:1 seems like a lot of crazy spinning after the high
gear. The main glitch hasn't been falling off when changing gears, but
making reliable contact with the shifter button, which isn't a biggie as
I just try to shift again next time around.

I'm using low shoes atm, I'll probably get some mid's/high's so life is
bit easier on the ankles shifting.

Apart from my usual riding I aim for a session each day of just riding
back and forth changing gears, along with some easy runs in 1:1.5,
trying to keep it smooth and getting a feel for how to control it etc.
Takes a bunch of concentration atm.

My initial impression is that the jump from 1:1 to 1:1.5 could be too
wide for a lot of off road use which is mainly what I do ... maybe
something more like 1:1.3 might be more useful during a ride, but that
is probably due to my lack of experience on the GUNI.


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cokernut;1159365 wrote:
I have just received a new geared hub and I am having great difficulty
in hitting the upshift button. Everytime I manage to hit it I am
immediatley
thrown off the uni, possibly because I have slowed down so much trying
to
find the button.
Any tips on technique would be appreciated.



I wrote a thread about this a while ago:

http://tinyurl.com/7estyh


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Thanks for the advice guys, already there is a big improvement.


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