Welcome from the once great state of Colorado.
Since I can't see the first reply you got - The DCT will downshift in manual preventing lugging but it won't upshift and will let you bounce off the rev limiter. I've found the Auto programming to be so good that I rarely use Manual mode - the exception to that is really bad climbs where I DON'T want an auto upshift mid climb.
The link in my sig has some basic Talon tidbits.