fooferdoggie
Well-Known Member
if she did not shift it would be very hard on the drivetrain to use a throttle in that situation. leaning to shift fixes it. worse case on our tandem put it in walk and shift till its in the right gear.A throttle sure is handy. I went out on a ride with a friend. She was riding her brand new Trek, and she got stuck a few times and had to dismount and walk. Now, it wasn't the bike's fault, it's just that she didn't downshift before she needed her low gears. A throttle could have given her a chance to keep rolling. Not everyone has decades and tens of thousand miles on a derailleur equipped bike.
I do use my throttle to get on the bike, and to flee from danger when needed.