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Index shifting for dummies
As a rather expensive birthday present to me, I just purchased a new
bicycle. Having ridden a circa 1981 Team Miyata for twenty some years, I've been transported to the era of carbon forks, integral headsets and last but not least brake lever shifting. I took the little monster out for it's virgin spin last evening. So far, so good - I quickly got used to shifting the freewheel gear, but found myself climbing several hills on the largest chain wheel instead of downshifting to the smallest. I tried various combinations of brake lever and shift lever and only by accident changed gears - not always in the direction I wished to go. The rear shifter seems intuitive, but I'm not sure of the front. I'm sure the bike shop will help, but I don't plan on returning there before I ride again. Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. |
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Janet K wrote:
As a rather expensive birthday present to me, I just purchased a new bicycle. Having ridden a circa 1981 Team Miyata for twenty some years, I've been transported to the era of carbon forks, integral headsets and last but not least brake lever shifting. I took the little monster out for it's virgin spin last evening. So far, so good - I quickly got used to shifting the freewheel gear, but found myself climbing several hills on the largest chain wheel instead of downshifting to the smallest. I tried various combinations of brake lever and shift lever and only by accident changed gears - not always in the direction I wished to go. The rear shifter seems intuitive, but I'm not sure of the front. I'm sure the bike shop will help, but I don't plan on returning there before I ride again. Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. http://bike.shimano.com/product_imag...ST_6510_SI.pdf Adobe Acrobat reader required. You will need to print it and/or magnif it on screen to see it - |
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Janet K wrote:
As a rather expensive birthday present to me, I just purchased a new bicycle. Having ridden a circa 1981 Team Miyata for twenty some years, I've been transported to the era of carbon forks, integral headsets and last but not least brake lever shifting. I took the little monster out for it's virgin spin last evening. So far, so good - I quickly got used to shifting the freewheel gear, but found myself climbing several hills on the largest chain wheel instead of downshifting to the smallest. I tried various combinations of brake lever and shift lever and only by accident changed gears - not always in the direction I wished to go. The rear shifter seems intuitive, but I'm not sure of the front. I'm sure the bike shop will help, but I don't plan on returning there before I ride again. Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. http://bike.shimano.com/product_imag...ST_6510_SI.pdf Adobe Acrobat reader required. You will need to print it and/or magnif it on screen to see it - |
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snip Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. The easiest way to remember (till you've got it intuitively) is that the big lever moves the chain to physically bigger gears, the smaller lever moves the chain to physically smaller gears. In the front that means the big lever moves the chain to the outer/big ring and the small lever brings it back down. HTH, M |
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snip Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. The easiest way to remember (till you've got it intuitively) is that the big lever moves the chain to physically bigger gears, the smaller lever moves the chain to physically smaller gears. In the front that means the big lever moves the chain to the outer/big ring and the small lever brings it back down. HTH, M |
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daveornee wrote in message ...
Janet K wrote: snippage Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. http://bike.shimano.com/product_images/ST/si_images/ST_6510_SI.pdf Adobe Acrobat reader required. You will need to print it and/or magnify it on screen to see it. Aha! Thanks for the link---I've been basically doing it right but according to this instruction sheet--they don't always shift on the first whack. I guess the answer is "whack it again" My dainty little paws probably aren't pushing through the full stroke. I'll try it again tonight, by Sunday I'll be a shifting machine. Janet K. |
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daveornee wrote in message ...
Janet K wrote: snippage Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. http://bike.shimano.com/product_images/ST/si_images/ST_6510_SI.pdf Adobe Acrobat reader required. You will need to print it and/or magnify it on screen to see it. Aha! Thanks for the link---I've been basically doing it right but according to this instruction sheet--they don't always shift on the first whack. I guess the answer is "whack it again" My dainty little paws probably aren't pushing through the full stroke. I'll try it again tonight, by Sunday I'll be a shifting machine. Janet K. |
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Janet K wrote:
daveornee wrote in message ... Janet K wrote: snippage Is there a website that shows an illustrated step by step instruction of front derailleur shifting? The component group is Ultegra (obviously with triple chainwheel. Thanks in advance for any help. Janet K. http://bike.shimano.com/product_imag...i_images/ST_6- http://bike.shimano.com/product_imag...i_images/ST_6- 510_SI.pdf Adobe Acrobat reader required. You will need to print it and/or magnify it on screen to see it. Aha! Thanks for the link---I've been basically doing it right but according to this instruction sheet--they don't always shift on the first whack. I guess the answer is "whack it again" My dainty little paws probably aren't pushing through the full stroke. I'll try it again tonight, by Sunday I'll be a shifting machine. Janet K. Push fully over while continuing to pedal. You will get the feel of it Your bi-feedback mechanism will kick in soon - |
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