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Do Quickshifters Have a Negative Effect on Gearbox Life
QUESTION: Do quickshifters have a negative effect on gearbox life? Tim Askew CycleWorld.com ANSWER: Anyone with gearbox-service experience knows that the dogs that engage on the first-to-second upshift get the worst hammering. The reason? The first-to-second shift has the largest rpm difference....
Published on July 4 2015, 18:07
Source: www.cycleworld.com
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