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Old 12-29-2004, 11:05 AM
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Re: Shifting

You maximum acceleration will come from staying in the thickest part of your power band across all of the gears you are using.

This is why you need to know the power band and the gear ratios.

It does you no good to shift at peak torque in one gear if you drop well below the powre band in the next gear. Conversely, it does no good to shift at redline in every gear if your power band does indicate that you are making significant power to redline.
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