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View Poll Results: Heel to Toe Shifters--what is your preference?
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Heel to Toe Shifters?

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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Heel & toe. Only use toe for down shifting of course. Sure saves on top of my leather boots. I can't stand having that nasty looking scuff mark.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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I only use the toe shifter to downshift,come to think of it,thats the only purpose it serves....
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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Heel & toe
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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Toe only I have a size 13 feet. Heel toes are hard to ues with big feet.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bksmoky
Just checking how many stayed with the heel to toe shifters and how many converted to toe shift only?
Got rid of that heel shift before i even left the stealers. Dont no how anybody uses them.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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I have used both and prefer just the toe, maybe because size 13 boot. The mark on the toe of the left boot never really bothered me, I always thought it was just part of being a biker.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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i use both, and hardly remember what its like only having the toe. I wear size 13 and never had any problem with room on the footboard.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Love the heal shifter, Properly adjusted it works great for me. Hard to miss a gear with your heal.
 
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I still have both, but I find myself only using the toe shifter.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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I use the heel shifter, but only to shift into neutral.
 
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