ASK GEARIST: The basics of bicycle shifting
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SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/GearistSub Welcome to our series, Ask Gearist where we answer your questions about the outdoors and the gear that gets you there! In this edition, Moe E. asks: "Howdy! Thank you for putting this series together. I'm a new cyclist looking to complete my first triathlon in 2015. Do you have any suggestions or tips on how to most efficiently use the gears on my road bike to help with performance? Right now I have one gear that I feel comfortable in and just stay there for my entire rides. I know I'm probably working my legs harder then they need to in spots and not enough in other spots. Help!" If you've got a question for us, don't be shy! Drop us a line at info@gearist.com or just hit us on on the social webs listed below. VISIT US http://gearist.com FACEBOOK http://facebook.com/Gearist TWITTER http://twitter.com/TheGearist INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/TheGearist Subscribe to this channel: http://bit.ly/GearistSub
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Thank you this was really helpful :)
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im going to butcher the terminology here. but my front gears have three options and the back has like 8. so when i change gears is it something like Front 1 back 1-3. then if i go up i shift Front 2 back 4-5 or something? basically i dont know when i should be changing the front gears other than to avoid the cross chaining.
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thanks so so much! It makes way more sense now
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Man you are a life saver!! You have no idea how much help this video is.
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I'm confused... first you mentioned during cross-chaining "big ring in front and small ring in back" (and vice versa) is cross-chaining; but the diagram seems to show it's actually "big ring in front and big ring in back" (and vice versa). Then later you say to get the most power for downhill you go "big ring in front and small ring in back".
So one: you're obviously making a mistake somewhere; you first say that would be cross-chaining and then you're saying to do just that.
And two: wouldn't going big in front AND big in back give you maximum power/speed??...aren't both big gears for maximum? Why would you go big in front but stay small in back... and if what you say is true, then why not go big in back and small in front; which big gear is better?
Also... I've been riding a mountain bike on the road for the past several years and have come to hate the fact that my front has three rings... I've had the chain fall off several times from cross chaining, so I keep the front in the middle gear for 95% of the time now and have concluded that it seems a waste of time having the other two gears since I almost never use them. That is one of the reasons that I want to buy a road bike next (with only two rings in front). So if I were to have only two rings in front, am I correct to assume that it would have less stress (and less likely for the chain to fall off) during cross-chaining? -
Awesome man.. u helped me.. SUBSCRIBED :)
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comprehensive n simple
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Excellent vid.....good info and well presented...concise and clear. and useful....Thanks
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Thanks!
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He's handsome!
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Wow that was great and answered quite a lot of my questions.
I have two quick questions if you have the timeAssume I have 3 front Chain rings ( 42,32,22) and 8 Cogs ( 34,30,26,22....11)1) Cross ChainingWould this assumption be correct to prevent cross chaining (ideal mix & match) .22 Chain ring(CR) should only be used with ( 34,30,26 cogs)32 CR only with ( 18 to 11 cogs)42 CR only with ( 15 to 11 cogs)2) Ideal gear setting for Flat terrain
while using bike for fitness training ( that's what I intent to use my bike for) what should be the ideal gear to start on a flat before working my way up to faster gear32 CR 18 Cog ? and then work my way to something like 32 CR 11 Cog ?Someone suggested its better fitness regime to go faster with increasing cadence than trying to make the pedaling harder by going to lower gear ratio like 22 CR 34 CogThanks in advance -
Great video! Absolutely fantastic job explaining gear shifting. The best I've seen on You Tube. Thanks so much
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and techniques.
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Cracked my read derailleur last week. Video was helpful.
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This is very helpful. Thanks for the clear instructions.
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so on a flat road in a 28 speed bike what should I do?
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WHICH NUMBER IS THE BIG AND SMALL COGS FOR THE CHAIN ON EACH HANDLE?
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Too much bullshit. Just get straight to the basics of what number to be in on the right and left handles when going up hill. STILL VERY CONFUSED.
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Thank you very much for your help, your explanations were very clear and informative. I am no longer able to ride bikes, but my wife has recently bought a Cannondale Synapse to compete in a triathlon, she is not very bike savvy and your video has come in very useful, boy, bikes have changed a lot since I used to have one.
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just one word.... Excellent!
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