Quote Originally Posted by migoreng View Post
What's the point of going 2 > 3 when all you're going to do a second later is cluctch in and shift to 4th and continue cruising?
From reading the S2Ki post, shifting to 3rd takes off some of the force the engine exerts on the gearbox which, if you shift straight from 2nd to 4th, may 'mushroom' the gear because 4th gear can't handle the extra force.