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Are You Shifting Gears the Right Way?

Posted by kyubikeattack on Dec 18th 2015

Are you shifting gears the right way? Learning how to shift gears is an important step in biking. Unless you are cycling on flat, even terrain 100% of the time, you’ll need to change gears; otherwise, you’ll be wasting energy — lots of energy. But what is the correct way to change gears on a bike? While different bikes have different gear setups, most bikes feature between two or three chainrings towards the front and between seven and eleven gears towards the back. When you move the chain from the smallest gear in the back to the largest allows you to peddle more easily. On the other …
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