Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Using a bike with gears?

Ok well I don't understand how to do this! Is it just like a cars gears? Do you keep pedalling as you change gear or freewheel? Why does my bike make scary clicking noises when it's in certain gears?Using a bike with gears?
It is just like the gears in a car. The human body is efficient only over a fairly narrow range of pedal rotation speeds, called cadence. The purpose of the gears is to keep you in that range. You do need to keep pedaling to change gears. It's best to be pedaling ';lightly,'; moving the pedals but not as hard as you would be during normal riding.



HTHUsing a bike with gears?
One has to keep pedalling while chaging gears
Yes, you need to keep pedaling to change gears. The derailleur lifts and moves the chain from one gear to another.

Regarding the ';scary clicking noises'; your derailleur or derailleurs are out of adjustment.

Type in ';derailleur adjustment'; into Youtube.com.

Lots of videos explaining the process of adjusting the derailleurs.

Bicycles are made to be worked on with very few specialty tools. And a quality bicycle requires less maintenance than the department store bicycle. The quality components stay in adjustment so much longer. Lube the chain once a week and check the true of the wheels about once a month. With the wheels on the truing stand I also check the condition of the tires.

PS to reduce flat tires to a minimum, I air up the tires each time I ride.

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