You can shift up or down with the cruise control set......I do it all the time. There is a couple of seconds delay and it is really cool the way that it works. I'm not talking about dropping a couple of gears now....but if you need a little extra, go for it.

Another interesting thing is that it holds the set speed in memory. Most lose the speed setting if you turn it off.....not the Crossfire. Flip it off if you need to and go right back to the set speed with a quick pull of the lever.