*Disclaimer The foot shifting thing works well on our long chainstay bikes, but if your bike is shorter it'll be much harder and more dangerous to make it work. I've seen some frames that barely have room for a front derailer and a fender, and obviously sticking your foot into a gap like that can cause trouble. Fortunately, you can still 2 speed your bike by adding a front derailer, which is kinda-like-a tiny, cable actuated foot anyway. If you do have a long chainstay bike and want to try the foot shifting thing, here are some tips: Don't do it at speed; slow down to shift. Make sure you've got a clear path ahead because you'll have to be looking down for a couple seconds. No Tevas or Bedrock sandals, unless you work up a killer callus. On the upshift you'll have to bring the non-drive side pedal up by putting your foot underneath the pedal and pulling it upwards If you see that you've started to overshift, back pedal a little and reverse it. Don't shift all that often - make the main gear pretty good for flats and OK for short hills. Coast downhill. It's hard to shift at night when there isn't much ambient light. If it's too hard to see, you can always hop off, push the tensioner forward to slacken the chain and lift it onto the chainring you want with your keys or something.
