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Weak gear resistance? |
I just purchased a bicycle and have noticed that even on high gear, there's little resistance when pedaling. Can this be adjusted? I believe the bike is equipped with front and rear derailleurs... Let me know if there's any other info you may need... thanks!! The amount of work you do is dependent on the speed you're travelling. If you're finding it fairly easy to cruise along on flat roads in top gear (largest front ring and smallest back ring), you need to work at speeding up your foot rotation, or cadence. It's a lot more effort to run at 120 rpm at the pedals than it is to run 65 rpm! The type of bike you obtained may have an effect as well; different bike styles are geared differently. A racing bike will have big ratios to obtain pure speed ... a mountain bike will have lower ratios to make off-road riding easier ... a touring bike will be easier still, since it's designed for road work while hauling relatively heavy loads. And then there's the 'ungeared' or single-speed bikes ... like the old coaster bikes you probably grew up with. Changing the terrain will help as well; climbing hills is a lot different than riding flats. Resistance usually is caused by friction and wind resistance created by riding. If you are just turning the pedals when the bike is on a stand or something, the pedals will turn easily in any gear. Take the bike out on the road and those big gears won't be quite as easy then! No this can't be adjusted.. trust me if you climb a huge incline you really need the very low resistance.. Try shifting to your largest gear in the front (near the pedals) and the smallest or 2nd smallest gear in the back. That's where you want to be on flat streets. |
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