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How do i set the gears on my road bike? |
How do i set the gears on my road bike? Sheldon Browns explanation (the link posted above) should do the trick! LOL at the dodgy beard though! there's knobs on the side of your handle bars. they have numbers corresponding with the gears. turn them and the gears should change. Bloody Hell, I started to explain how to do it but even my typing isn't fast enough. As you will see, if you read through this slowly it will be really easy and you will know how to for life. Try this link and I hope it helps just don't be put off by the amount of information, it really is simple. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adj... Read the last part of this first - it is the answer you REALLY need - it's symbolised by these ******* Find a quiet piece of road, or turn the bike upside down, and twiddle the levers backwards and forwards, or side to side with Ergo / STI levers, and you can see what happens when you do. Each direction, either up or down the cogs at the back will have a finite travel which is governed by a screw - this is true of ALL rear gears. However, excessive adjustment of the screw for LOWER gears - the bigger ones at the back, gives permission for the rear gear to change into the spokes and can result in a serious accident - or damage to the bike - like Campagnolo say in their literature - even possibly DEATH! It is pretty simple - but there is also the option - safer and simpler - of adjusting the 'barrel' adjuster on the side of the frame - much safer!!!!! ******** What you do is this: Put the bike on the smallest cog at the rear, and turn the pedals. If there is any awkwardness about how the chain goes along the drivetrain, adjust the barrel adjuster on the frame until it stops - then check that the bike will change smoothly through all gears. If it does not, then put the bike in the cog nearest the middle of the cassette, and do the same. Try to change all of the gears and then - and only then if the gears do not all change smoothly - do you go off in search of mucking about with the rear changer. I ride approximately 2000km per month, and I NEVER adjust the rear changer after it has been set up - only ever use the barrel adjusters. A poorly positioned rear changer can be fatal, especially in traffic. Seriously. It is a little complicated, but don't mess about with the limit screws on the rear gear unless you change to a larger or lesser number of sprockets. Another great web site is www.parktool.com as it covers most cycle maintenance and repair. Hope that helps. |
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