How To Fix Gear Shift On Bike

Bicycle shifters allow you to control the gears on a multispeed bicycle. The first is on the handlebars and the other can be found attached to the derailleur s end.

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Cable adjusters are nut like in shape and are usually located on the cables going to the derailleurs.

How to fix gear shift on bike. Using one hand to lightly pedal the bike shift through 1 gear per click starting with every gear on the back derailleur. Learn how to properly adjust the rear shifting on your bike for better performance. Usually located on the handlebars the shifters connect to the bicycle s derailleurs via a wire cable.

There are basically two cable adjusters. The bike i use for the demonstration is a trek madone equipped with a sh. Note places where the gears have trouble shifting where the chain slips off the gear or where you need to shift twice to make the bike shift.

Go up every gear once and down every gear once. Shift to the smallest gear at the front or back to remove tension from the cable. Lift your bike s back wheel up off the ground and move the pedals forward with 1 hand to spin the wheel.

Pushing or pulling the shifter levers moves the cable and causes the derailleur to push the chain onto a different gear. To adequately adjust the gears and fix shifting errors you need to check the cable adjusters. Use your other hand to change the gears until the chain is on the smallest gear in either the front or the back.

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