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View Poll Results: Heel to Toe Shifters--what is your preference?
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TXCOMMISH
............all it's good for is hanging up on your pant leg and continuing to hang on as you tip over.
I use both, but I've been there and done that.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Flying Horse
Toe only.
If you've been riding as long as I have you'd say the heel shifter just isn't natural plus it takes away from floorboard space.
I reckon I've been riding as long or longer than most here and I like the toe/heel shifter setup. Of course, I also got used to power steering, power brakes, and electric windows in my cars too.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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I have had a few bikes now with heel and toe shifters and can honestly say that the heel part has never been touched on any of them as long as I owned them. I am taking the heel part off of my Ultra and replacing it with a spacer. that reminds me, someone was selling spacers on here....I have to do a search.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 06:31 AM
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I use the toe most of the time, use the heel once in a while just so I won't forget its there.
Size 10 boot so I have plenty of room
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:08 AM
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Toe only. I have other bike's that only have the toe shifter. Want to keep things simple. Plus it makes the bike a lot lighter
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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When I first rode a bike years ago with the heel, it instantly felt natural for some reason. I stick with the heel-toe.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:42 AM
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I use both but am starting to use just the "toe" more often now. Doubt I'll ever remove the shift arm and change to toe only.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by winding road ckr
Toe only. I have other bike's that only have the toe shifter. Want to keep things simple. Plus it makes the bike a lot lighter
I just removed the rear passenger floorboards and realized just how much weight that was too. Glad I took em' off. Although, any weight near the bottom of the bike is not a bad thing. Anyway, added the Wheeldock EZ-UP stand and that weight is very low so it's good.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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So much simpler with toe only, IMHO.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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I use both, only because the heal shifter is there. But I'm considering removing it because I'd like to the extra space on the floorboard to move my foot around.
 
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