View Poll Results: Heel to Toe Shifters--what is your preference?
Heel and Toe?
332
59.82%
Toe Only
223
40.18%
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Heel to Toe Shifters?
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,428
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I use both. A trick I learned was to adjust both shifters down as close as they would go to the floorboard and allow shifting. I don't like lifting my entire leg to engage the heel shift, so adjusting it low allows me to just lift my heel and shift. I don't know why they come from the factory adjusted way up there requiring you to move your foot a long way to shift either toe or heel.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,989
Likes: 11
From: Right Coast
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.
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.
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Road Master
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,229
Likes: 20
From: Illinois
I remember getting used to my forwards with my softy and almost breaking my ankle when I brought my feet straight down for the center pegs that weren't there. Once I got used to the forwards I wanted nothing else. Same goes for the heel/toe I have adjusted the heel as low as it can be to up shift and love it. I always thought it was a great idea and tried to find a lever for my softail too. I won't be changing it any time soon!
Club Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 955
Likes: 2
From: Missouri
I always use the heel shifter. If I remember right, it took a little while to get used to when I first bought my bike, but now I can't imagine being without it. Besides no more scuffed toes on my boots.
