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Bicycles with gears.... i dont understand on say my 12 speed bike i just got what the diff from right to left? |
I just got a 12 speed bike i dont understand what does the left set of shifters do compared to the right side. ALSO ....why cant i just leave it in in th easy gear to ride in all the time .....sometimes it moves back into the hard gear to pedal the bike works fine its new.....i just dont understand how to work the gears? Please Explain. If you have two sets of shifters it means that you have gears in the front, where the pedals attach, and in the rear, on the rear wheel. The left shifters will shift the chain between the gears in the front and the right shifter will shift the gears on the rear wheel. There is nothing wrong with finding the best best all around gear for you and leaving it there, but then you are not taking advantage of one of the best features of modern bikes. You should learn to shift gears. It will greatly improve your riding efficiency. Start by leaving the front gears in place and just shifting the rear gears. In the back, when the gear is on the smallest sproket, it is in the highest (hardest to pedal) gear. Once you get used to shifting your rear gears, work on the front. In the front, if you are moving between two sprokets, the smaller one is the lowest (easiest to pedal) gear. With practice you will be able to make use of both front and rear to maximize your riding pleasure. Have fun. The gear with the lowest amount of buttons is all you really need. The highest will make you pedal hard, but slow, and you will go faster, and 1 will make you pedal a lot with no friction. I usually keep it on the highest unless going up a hill. Leave it in the middle to keep it easy. Gears do periodically get in the wrong gear, so you can put it on the right one itself, or you can change the big gear a little bit, so give the chain the slack it needs to change. The left side shifts the front gears, the right side the back. You pick a combination of gears that gives you the desired speed/power combination you want. For example, on level or flat ground, you probably want maximum speed and minimum power. To do that, you want the biggest gear in front and the smallest in back. It may be a little tough getting going from a stop (good reason to down shift as you come to a stop) but you'll get the maximum tire rotations per crank rotation. If you're going up a steep hill, you want just the opposite, high power output and low speed. For that, you want the exact opposite, smallest gear in front, biggest in back. You won't go very fast but you can easily pedal even when going uphill. The left adjustment will change the gears in the front which will be a big difference in resistance, whereas the right side adjusts the gears on the back wheel and make for small adjustments. The bigger is harder up front and the bigger is easier in the rear. You can leave it in an easy gear for riding and it shouldn't ever shift on its own. If it does, it may need adjustment as the derailer (the thing that moves back and forth to control shifting) may be a little off. Your local bike shop should do this for you. |
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