On a bicycle, the front derailleur moves your chain between higher and lower gears. A poorly adjusted derailleur can cause your chain to rub and gears to shift and drop unexpectedly. You can avoid these problems, especially on a steep climb or during other conditions in which a perfectly tune...
The gears on your bicycle allow you to adjust how easily it is to pedal. If you encounter a hill, big or small, shifting to an easier gear will help you climb it. When riding on flat surfaces or at a decline, you can shift into a harder gear to maintain a nice pedaling cadence. ...
Firstly, a beginner should familiarise themselves with the gears on their bicycle in order to understand how to use bicycle gears. As you can only change gears while pedalling, this is an important skill to practice. After this, the focus should shift to how to use bicycle gears when appro...
Discuss this topic in theBicycle Repairs and Mechanics Forum Gears and derailleur misalignment Latest post 6 days ago My Trike.jpg (Size: 57.65 KB / Downloads: 4) Wife Trike.jpg (Size: 60.74 KB / Downloads: 4) Although I have ridden bikes on and off since a kid (75 years old now)...
Shifting Shimano Gears Currently, Shimano is the most popular groupset choice among bike manufacturers. The component giants have a range of offerings, in ascending order of efficiency (and cost), mechanical groupsets include: Shimano Claris, Shimano Sora, Shimano Tiagra, Shimano 105, Shimano ...
Adjust Brake Arm Tension Now check your brake arm tension. The brake arms should have good spring tension, which makes them release when you let go of the brake lever. If there isn’t much tension, you may have to increase it on both sides. Undo both bolts one at a time, but don’...
Now adjust the cable tension on the brake arm by pulling the cable through the pinch bolt and tightening. You’ll have to play with this adjustment until your brakes feel good. I like to have mine set so that the pads hit the rim when my lever is pulled about 1/4 of the way. ...
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My wife's road bike has Shimano Sora shifters with a triple front derailleur (stock). The thumb switch on the front shifter is VERY hard to use and she can't do it when she's riding. I did a full adjustment of the front derailleur but it didn't change anything. One thing that I...
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