Originally Posted by Larry Hitze
I think that some of these answers have been really harsh on the first gear.
What are you, a first gear hugger?
Sure it doesn't last to long but it is easy to get going with it and you can go faster than 15mph with it.
Do I sense you feel some commonality with first gear?
Yes. I checked today, you can stay in it past 15 mph, but why would you? A second gear launch works so much better, you can stay in it longer... there's no down side to skipping 1st if you're not on an incline.