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K
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 Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:26 am Post subject: Carrerra Valour Road bike question - am I using the gears properly? |
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| I have always used mountain bikes as a kid. I bought my first road bike - a carrera valour for £360. When I took it out I found it virtually impossible to cycle up very modest inclines. I tried to select the lowest gear but from my experiences of mountain bikes (which had very heavy frames) the low gear in the valour felt like the 10th gear of a mountain bike. Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong cos I look like an idiot when I try to cycle this bike.Is it the gears or what and if so how do I select the gears correctly? To select the gears on my bikes I have to push the brake lever sideways.Many thanks.This is the bike http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_1000 1_catalogId_10151_productId_240463_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__Car SelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_47151_crumb_33980-33957_parentcat egoryrn_47151I've just discovered the gear system on my bike uses shimano STI gear lever system. So can someone explain to me how to use this?This explains it but I still dont understand - http://spokesetc.com/page.cfm?PageID=493Thanks Tom and Bob.Im still a little confused tho. When I shift using the left gear lever it only moves the chain between the two cogs at the front. So how do I shift from gears 1 to 8 using the left lever if it only moves back and forwards between two cogs? Sorry if that doesnt make sense. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| The shifters you have are a bit different than those featured in the article. They're more like Campagnolo Ergo shifters, where you have a little shifter on the side of the unit, near to where your thumb would be if you were riding on the hoods.Say for the rear derailleur (the right-hand shifter) if you wanted to shift up to a higher gear, you would use the little thumbshifter on the side.TBH I like them, as it makes it easier to shift when climbing. |
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bob british
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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| i have the exact same bike and im made up with it, very good value for ya cash.......... right hand side is higher gears..push the button to notch up a gear and push the break its self inwards ( left ) to lower the gear. left hand side of the bike is lower gears... same again push left hand side button 2 up ya gears and push break inwards ( right ) down ya gears...baisicly... up hill use ur left hand gears, thats 1-8 and when more speed is req then gear on the right side useing ur gear up button..the gear ratio on a racer isnt as low as a mountain bike but still u shouldnt have a problem, i usally stand up off the seat when hill climing, find it easier.. good luck |
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Anomaly 17
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