I'm the same - learned over years and years of riding terrain where shifting under load means broken chains or worse.
I had to actively change my brain to really test the advantages of HG+ and now that I'm back on a standard (older) Shimano drivetrain I'm very happy to say I reverted back to shifting properly right away. Even with HG+ I feel (no proof) that a drivetrain will last much longer practicing good shifting technique rather than just punching through a shift under load whenever I feel like it.
Feb. 21, 2021, 11:02 p.m. - Andrew Major
I'm the same - learned over years and years of riding terrain where shifting under load means broken chains or worse. I had to actively change my brain to really test the advantages of HG+ and now that I'm back on a standard (older) Shimano drivetrain I'm very happy to say I reverted back to shifting properly right away. Even with HG+ I feel (no proof) that a drivetrain will last much longer practicing good shifting technique rather than just punching through a shift under load whenever I feel like it.