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Old 08-01-2011, 03:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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When skipping gears your rpm's will be either too high or low (or both) at some point. The more intermediate gears, the closer you are to optimal rpms.

That said I sometimes skip 3rd, though very very rarely.
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