Let’s say you’re on a three-speed bike, in second speed. You start to go up a hill, and suddenly your legs can’t spin the pedals as fast. You’re barely turning the pedals, pushing hard on them, and you’re going so slowly you think you might fall over. The solution? Downs...
To slow down/reduce your speed you may need to downshift. First brake a little and then engage the clutch, shift to the lower gear and before you left off the clutch start easing onto the gas to match the RPM of the lower gear. You do not need to downshift if your only slowing down...
To ride safely, you’ll also need to downshift. To downshift, pull the clutch lever, kick the gear shift lever to the next lower gear, and release the clutch. It often helps to give the throttle a subtle twist as you do this, as it helps speed the engine up to compensate for the...
Your car’s transmission is a complex mechanical system that controls the application of power from the engine to the driveshaft. It experiences more wear and tear over time than most other parts of your vehicle due to the heat and friction produced by their many moving and interacting componen...
In late 2019, many executives were thinking about how the business cycle might end and how to downshift in a way that conserved energy and speed for the next turn. In mid-2022, many executives are once again anticipating the end of ...
Heel-and-toe shifting lets a race car driver downshift smoothly and quickly (to increase rpm) while simultaneously braking (to shift the car's weight forward). The goal of this shifting technique is to maintain equilibrium between engine speed and wheel speed so the drivetrain doesn't jolt ...
Climbing a mountain in a big rig requires the driver to downshift to maintain pull on the trailer. If a driver misses a gear the truck can come to a complete stop and endanger him and other drivers. The driver needs to keep the rotation per minute (rpm) high without over tacking the ...
Shift back down through the successive gears when the traffic slows or starts to come to a stop again. Do not put your car into neutral and simply coast while using your breaks to slow down from a higher gear. It is best to downshift while using the breaks to slow down....
The SWOL feature is also available during downshifting, but the driver must match engine rpm with the gear choice during the downshift. Champ Cars burn methanol fuel. Methanol is a form of alcohol and has several advantages over gasoline in an engine: Methanol can run at much higher ...
the design of the selector shaft requires that gears must be selected sequentially (1-2-3-4, etc.) and cannot be skipped. This is quite different from a manual transmission, where for example it is possible to go from 2nd gear to 5th, or downshift from 6th gear to 3rd, without select...