Rick Russell, a guy that's wheeled more than any other 5 people alive, switched to auto. That's all I need to know. I wheeled, and pretty seriously, for years with a stick. I had a hand throttle too. Don't care. Two footin' it's no big deal, last time I checked, using a CLUTCH is two footin' it! The reason I had the hand throttle was because I was tired of heel/toein' it. Yes, so far, I slightly miss the slightly better hookup of the engine braking on descents. That one sniggle doesn't come close to overuling the comfort and control of an auto.
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