[Matt Reiland]

Originally Posted by rmmlg

What is the experience that anyone has had with shifting that uses dogs versus shifting that uses crashing gerars? If you have been able to get crashing gears to work without tearing up teeth, then have you had trouble with this method at some point, and if so, then what have you done to fix it?

I myself am a big fan of the dog style shifter but from the designs I have looked at, the key to a crashing gears setup is the low D.P. on the gears which make for not only stronger teeth but also much more room between them. From what I have seen something like 15 pitch or even lower. However some of the other designs like to one in another thread the gears look pretty standard such as 32 pitch so I am not sure.