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Best strategy to shift gears on a mountain bike?

I have a 24-speed MTB with Shimano trigger gear shift. Works OK… Question is, beside the simple logic of going in high or low gear depending on the slope, do you have any preferred sequence of front and rear gear combinations you click though? Do you prefer 2×6 to 3×4? Vice versa? Why? Can I expect the front derailleur to shift perfectly every time, or is it normal for it to slip once in a while?
I know the basics, I’m looking for specific recipes outside of “you go high, you go low”.

there is a certain way to shift so you dont wear parts prematurely. cross shifting (when you use 2 extreme sized gears, ie. big big or small small gear combo) can wear out your chain much faster.
i assume you have a triple chain ring:

when you are in the 1st chainring, use only gears 1,2,3

once you get to 3rd gear, switch up to the 2nd chain ring, and use only gears 4,5,6

click up to the 3rd chain ring and use only gear 7 and 8

if you do this you should notice how the chain shifts smoother because the chain line is straighter than when you use the extremes.

i have my chain shortened so its just long enough to work on the largest gear combo, which is the 2nd chain ring with 3rd gear for me (i have a 27spd, so the pattern works a little differently for me). if i try a larger combo, it wont shift, or worse, it will rip off the derailluer. why? it keeps more tension on the chain so it doesnt bounce around a lot when the terrain is bumpy.

thats the basic pattern for a healthy, clean shifting drivetrain. after a while, you get so used to it and you have the gears memorized in your head that you wont even have to look at the display, but you’ll know what gear your in just by how hard you pedal.

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