Mountain Bike Gear Settings

Guide to different types of gears.

Mountain bike gear settings.

The one or two refers to the number of chainrings on the front of the drivetrain while the second number 10 or 11 refers to the number of cogs on the cassette in the rear of the drivetrain. You probably noticed that prices range for all mountain bike gear and it s easy to spend hundreds of dollars on the best top quality brand name mountain bike gear. Common gear ratios are 39t or 42t for the inner ring and. The left shifter controls your front chainrings.

Use it for small gear jumps. Types of gears on a mountain bike. If the problem with your bike is that the chain won t shift down when you lower your gears turn the cable adjuster clockwise to loosen it. If there is a cable adjuster on the gear lever body or the derailleur body screw.

Use it for larger gear jumps. The right shifter controls your rear cassette. If you re just starting out don t feel you need to buy top of the line gear especially if you re unsure if you even like mountain biking. The third chainring is.

There are a couple of different options when it comes to types of mountain bike gears. To work out how many gears a mountain bike has you simply multiply the front sprockets by the number of back cogs. Then shift your bike to the gear that you re having problems with. Reference for common bike setups.

Try to borrow gear and a bike before. So if we have 3 sprockets on the front and 7 cogs on the back then it s 3 x 7 21 gears. Two chainrings at the front paired with up to 11 sprockets at the rear. On the right shifter the lever closest to your body and thumb is pressed inwards to shift into a lower gear.

Gear ranges on bikes. To adjust bike gears start by turning your bike upside down and resting it on the seat and handlebars. Broadly speaking mountain bikes have lots of low gears so you can climb steep hills more easily while road bikes have more higher gears to boost top end speed. More gears means more choices but also more complexity for riders and shop techs.