How To Service A Bike Gears

Maintain your bike gears properly using this how to guide from enduro mtb rider dan atherton.

How to service a bike gears. This sort of bike is called a single speed bike. There is no shame in getting the pros in. I am often asked how to fix a bike that won t shift gears or will only shift to some gears. In need of a service why not try one of these bike shops with a difference.

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. To adjust bike gears start by turning your bike upside down and resting it on the seat and handlebars. I show the most common causes for chains that skip slip jump gears while pedaling auto shifting phantom shifting derailleur especially while under torque like climbing up a hill or standing. Unfortunately you can t shift gears on single speed bikes.

Most geared bikes have one two or three chainrings in the front the rings attached to the pedal crank arm and anywhere from seven to 12 gears or cogs in the back or the cassette attached. This simple guide will help improve your general bike maintenance and keep your bicycle gears. I walk through the steps to isolate and locate. If you need to replace spokes on your rear wheel change your gearing replace worn gears or clean your gears saul will show you how.

Then shift your bike to the gear that you re having problems with. Adapted from velotique s popular advanced bicycle repair clinic. A bike with 30 or more gears is not an indication of a machine designed to break the land speed record any more than a bike with only a single gear assuming similar ratios. If your bike only has one gear in the front and one in the rear it has 1 1 1 gear.

Think of it as your bicycle mot. Get a professional service once a year should be fine ideally at the start of spring if you ve been brave enough to cycle though winter.