Cavi Mike wrote on 01/09/13 at 16:49:12:I'm not positive but I got the impression he is putting the clutch lever on the shifter handle. Single hand operation.
Thats less treacherous,, yea, but, what is quicker & safer than a clutch lever on the handlebars ( which is typically where I want my hands) & a lever for the foot to move up or down?
Im always doing what I call Mental Exercises. Lets try one,,
Lets say that bikes havent yet become common. People are just building what they can,,Once a few had been on the roads, someone said
"Hey! Im gonna take a piece of metal & build something to keep that tire from slingin crap on me!"
& that would have been called Progress.
& back before they had figured out how to build a good shifter they
had slow & cumbersome shifters.
Ill keep hands on the bars. There JUST may be a reason they call those slow, cumbersome shifting mechanisms "suicide shifters"..
If cars didnt come with seat belts, how many would complain?