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I lived in Europe and I'm back for few months. Automatic rental car costs 2x of normal, so naturally I'm driving stick. I absolutely hate it. It's an absolutely ridiculous bullshit that needs to go (together with ICE's). I firmly believe the only reason stick is still being sold is so that rental companies could gauge their customers.


Damn, wait till you get on mountain bike, it has not one but TWO sticks that shift separate gears.

And TWO brakes, one for each wheel ? How it is even possible for human to have that much coordination to rein in that monster ?!


Most modern MTB's have abandoned a front shifter and only have one for the cogs in the rear.


How about a horse then…

I mean I’m taking my kids to daycare. Not focusing on lanes, speed, gears, rpm’s makes lets me focus more on road, traffic and cars ahead. Why people insist being a Luddite on even most frivolous things is a virtue?


If you're really being precise about your gears, a shift-up or -down can involve both wheels. I never do that, though.


I think it's a cultural thing. We Europeans are just more used to driving manual transmission vehicles.




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