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Originally Posted by csmith12
^^^^ what he said
In fact, I will add to it.
Advanced Defensive Riding Tip #1: When coming to an intersection or stop, always be in 1st gear before completing the stop.
Reason 1 - If you need your feet, both sides are available without concern. (Even more important on imperfect terrain, hills, gravel, other not so fun stuff)
Reason 2 - If you are already in 1st, that is 1-2 seconds that you could be using to notice and react to your surroundings instead of gears.
Reason 3 - If you find yourself in need of moving quickly, the bike is already in the proper gear to take off with max haste.
Happy Learning!
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It makes sense to me to have it in first before coming to a stop.
I prefer to put my left foot down, so less hopping back and forth on my part
