How To Change Gears On Bicycle. While the 10-speed bicycle used to be a common gear configuration it since has been replaced by 18-speed 27-speed and other gear styles. Shifting the gears on a bicycle can be a daunting task at first with a lot of numbers and two derailleurs to keep track of.
The goal of shifting is to change gears when you sense that your pedaling is becoming easier or more difficult so that you maintain the ideal pedaling cadence or rhythm. A bike with 30 or more gears is not an indication of a machine designed to break the land speed record any more than a bike with only a single gear assuming similar ratios. Luckily Simon Richardson is here to let you know what to do with themSubscribe to GCN.
Press your shifter once.
For smoother shifting. Push the bottom lever to shift the bicycle up to a higher gear. On most bikes this shifts the chain onto a different sized ring. You can change the gears on your road bike when riding on the hoods this is when your hands are on the top of the shifters and will be your most-used position on the bike or from the drops.
