How often do you shift?

joevers · #1 05-09-2021, 07:55 PM

Well, for me, a lot. I put a recent after work ride into di2stats and it turns out I shift a lot. 1204 times in a 2:30 ride. 17 front shifts, 1187 rear shifts. Maybe I'm really picky about cadence, maybe I fidget a lot and go back and forth between gears because it's so easy with di2.

htwoopup · #2 05-09-2021, 07:59 PM

Think there is a lot to do with the terrain too obviously. There are some rides that i shift (looking at the di2stats) on average over the ride every 5.3 seconds and then other rides where it is 36.21 between shifts.

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CAAD · #3 05-09-2021, 08:04 PM

A lot. 63 miles and 4600ft climbing. 77 front shifts and 1221 rear shifts. Always hunting for a gear! This climbing stuff is new to me. 3 weeks into living in a hilly area. Coming from Florida elevation for 80 miles is only a few hundred feet.

tkbike · #4 05-09-2021, 08:20 PM

Today’s ride, Horsetooth reservoir loop... 37 miles, 1700 ft of climbing...0 shifts, single speed! Took about 3 hours, no idea on cadence or any of that stuff, I don’t keep track!

Mark McM · #5 05-09-2021, 08:26 PM

I haven't tried to count, but I know I shift a lot - multiple times a minute, anyway. New England isn't exactly mountainous, but it isn't flat, either. The Terrain is continuously rolling up and down, and the grade doesn't stay constant for long at all. In addition to terrain, I find that I shift a lot due to traffic/intersections as well. I probably shift more in town than in the country, due to frequent accelerations and decelerations.

charliedid · #6 05-09-2021, 08:28 PM

Quite a bit actually.

tctyres · #7 05-09-2021, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tkbike

Today’s ride, Horsetooth reservoir loop... 37 miles, 1700 ft of climbing...0 shifts, single speed! Took about 3 hours, no idea on cadence or any of that stuff, I don’t keep track!

Nice!
Yesterday's ride: West Los Angeles to Huntington Beach Pier: 1906 feet of climbing, 100.6 miles ... 0 shifts. Single speed!

jtakeda · #8 05-09-2021, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by charliedid

Quite a bit actually.

I’m so out of shape that when I was out yesterday I felt like I hardly shifted at all cuz I was in my lowest gear for 50% of the ride!

charliedid · #9 05-09-2021, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jtakeda

I’m so out of shape that when I was out yesterday I felt like I hardly shifted at all cuz I was in my lowest gear for 50% of the ride!

Sometimes it sucks to be human

I rode yesterday and was passed on a section that people love to rip it because it resembles a hill so they get up to speed. The three that passed would normally have been no problem to match and possibly even pass up the road given that so many people many blow them selves out in the first mile.

No way I was hanging with them....I felt like I weighed 900 lbs.

Life.

Matthew · #10 05-09-2021, 09:05 PM

Mountain bike, a lot of shifting. But only the rear with a 1x set up. Here in west Michigan on the road it's far less. Start in my 39 for a nice warm up then up into the 53 for the remainder of the ride typically. Rear shifts are relatively often but it's fairly flat here. In northern Michigan it's far more often and actually use my small ring on many hills up there.

soulspinner · #11 05-10-2021, 06:21 AM

Ive found the older I get the more I shift because without enough power cadence is key.

yarg · #12 05-10-2021, 07:14 AM

I don't have di2 so I can't say for sure that I shift way less, but man that rate of shifting seems incredibly high. Now I want to know just for giggles. This will annoy me while riding for a while, thanks.

Smitty2k1 · #13 05-10-2021, 07:33 AM

I shift enough my right hand doesn't feel great after a long ride. I've definitely had people comment on how much I shift during casual group rides. I'm not a strong rider and like to keep my cadence pretty consistent and not grind gears.

Just had a follow up bike fit and some changes were made to bar and brifter positioning but it was not very scientific and I'm not convinced it will help. Mostly changed to bring my riding position a little higher.

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fiamme red · #14 05-10-2021, 07:36 AM

On this morning's four-mile urban ride, I counted the number of shifts: six, all with the rear derailleur. The route is mostly flat, with one hill.

veloduffer · #15 05-10-2021, 08:09 AM

I don’t shift a lot and I think that’s due to years of fixed gear riding. I’m usually in a middle gear and spin my legs accordingly without having to shift.

When I ride bikes with 7 or 8 speed drivetrains, I don’t miss the bigger sprockets. But that’s usually in rolling terrain without any steep hills longer than a mile or so.

I might have to shift more as my right knee has little cartilage left and gets irritated more easily (getting old sucks).

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