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Old 08-24-2006, 07:05 AM   #7
John V
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Originally Posted by 3LOU5 View Post
In a car, to make it go forward, you have to slowly let off the pedal (i.e. release or "pull" it in). However, in this particular rigid (and I don't really know if all suicide shifters are set up this way), I had to do the opposite and PUSH the pedal forwards to make the bike go.
In your first post, you wrote disengaged when you meant engaged, but I get it now .

So the clutch only stays engaged when you're pressing down on it? Does it have a spring to return it to the disengaged position? In other words, do you have to keep the clutch pressed all the time?
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