How To: Shift a Road Bike

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  • čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
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    Knowing how to shift the gears on your road bikes helps you ride fast and climb hills with ease. Keep watching to learn which gears work with which terrain and how and when to change them to keep your ride fast and fun.
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Komentáře • 154

  • @philippvolkemer3846
    @philippvolkemer3846 Před 4 lety +301

    Thank you! After 3000km without shifting I finally know how to do it! Already thought I bought a fixie

  • @leonidays898
    @leonidays898 Před 4 lety +195

    FINALLY!!! It’s properly explained in a detailed and concise manner with simultaneous videos of the crank and shifters. I just saw three different videos before that took 2-3x longer to explained these tips with only one camera angle. For a noob like me this video cleared up any confusion I had. Thank you!

    • @weekendpartier
      @weekendpartier Před 2 lety

      you needed an explanation? Ive been riding bikes since I was 6! never needed any explanation!

    • @kubek555
      @kubek555 Před rokem +6

      @@weekendpartier nobody cares

    • @thepeacesage
      @thepeacesage Před 5 měsíci

      Same here

  • @garettreid8729
    @garettreid8729 Před 4 lety +20

    hahaha....when I first started riding I went straight from MTB to a Tri-bike. When I first got on a road I realized I had no idea how to shift because I always used the end bar shifters on my Tri-bike. I also didn't want to ask anyone cause I had been riding for a while so I had to come home and watch a video like this

  • @pepsundar
    @pepsundar Před 3 lety +46

    I try to remember this way:
    1. For shifting. Big levers shift to big cogs and small lever shifts to small cogs.
    2. Front cogs: Big/hard/fast and small/easy/slow
    3. Rear cogs: Big/easy/slow and small/hard/faster

  • @GregJC
    @GregJC Před rokem +3

    I’ve watched a few videos on this topic and this was by far the most clear and concise. Thanks!

  • @bethwert259
    @bethwert259 Před 3 lety +3

    Excellent video. I have inherited my son's Specialized bike for the weekend and I am so excited to get on it & RIDE NOW THAT I know how to shift the bloody gears!

  • @fannyleibiger6666
    @fannyleibiger6666 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you! This helped me a lot! I've recently changed from my old bike where I shifted intuitively and can't read the numbers on the shifters anymore and my new bike only says high and low and has completely different shifters, so I needed some help to understand what actually happens down there.

  • @MrJoshuaGray
    @MrJoshuaGray Před 4 lety +3

    I bought my first Trek, an FX 2. This video was helpful. Thanks!!

  • @mqaisarzahoor
    @mqaisarzahoor Před 4 lety +5

    This video is awesome. Helped me a lot to understand very basics. Great job mate.

  • @brekdakbanchamek6454
    @brekdakbanchamek6454 Před 2 lety +1

    My God!!! i Love how Direct to the Point this Tutorial on Gear Shifting on Road Bikes!!! Thanks a Lot Trek!!!
    GOD BLESS US ALL!!!😊🌄😇💖💯

  • @DharmS
    @DharmS Před 11 měsíci

    I just booked Trek Domane AL 3 and I didn’t know how to shift gears in cycle so I know in super bikes but new to cycling with especially gears one so this is really easy to understand and thank you so much for making this video and it’s very helpful for all of us so appreciate your help and support trek ❤👍🤝🙏😁

  • @suzy5166
    @suzy5166 Před 5 lety +3

    The best video for gear changing 👍👍👍

  • @BitsyBee
    @BitsyBee Před 3 lety +1

    Short and sweet (easy to understand). Thank you!

  • @BigFudge87
    @BigFudge87 Před 3 lety +1

    I was very confused on how to shift on my roadbike. I somewhere read the advice and found it very helpful: I now use the big ring for flats and downhil until the 3rd biggest cog on the rear. Once it gets too hard to maintain my cadence I switch to the small "Moutain Chainring" on the front. I replaced my front chainring for a 46 and my rear cassette is 11-34. wich gives me all the nice little gear changes in a speedrange, i actually ride (im not a strong rider and not racing at all. just recreational riding). I never saw the sense in having 2/3 of my gears wasted in speeds above 40km/h. When I reach that speed I usually roll down a hill.

  • @PayMeNoMind
    @PayMeNoMind Před 3 lety +7

    Lol... Guess I should've asked some questions before leaving the bike shop with my first road bike today!!! 😂
    Luckily I just rode around the block! I upgraded from an FX... I got down the road and realized I didn't know how the hell to get through my gears!!!!!!
    Very helpful video!

  • @yeimyespinozaarias1104
    @yeimyespinozaarias1104 Před 2 lety +1

    I just bought my bike and I didn't know how to go back to the gears. This video was absolutely useful, thank you.

  • @SV-kb1lu
    @SV-kb1lu Před 4 lety +2

    Love this video. Really helpful!

  • @kimberlyrawlins5731
    @kimberlyrawlins5731 Před rokem +1

    The easiest video to understand! Thank you!

  • @watdafuk21
    @watdafuk21 Před 3 lety +1

    The best explanation out there, thank you

  • @dinahmack
    @dinahmack Před 11 měsíci +1

    Good video - Concise yet informative.

  • @pctechusa0505
    @pctechusa0505 Před 4 lety

    Great short and sweet video :)

  • @andrewmcc6935
    @andrewmcc6935 Před rokem

    Best explanation I've found so far!

  • @jerrypyle836
    @jerrypyle836 Před 2 lety

    Best video on gear shifting for total beginners!

  • @kamandevlin4747
    @kamandevlin4747 Před 3 lety

    Great, informative video guys. Good job.

  • @Zook025
    @Zook025 Před 3 lety

    Super helpful and clear, thanks!

  • @jagannatharai9556
    @jagannatharai9556 Před 8 měsíci

    Most clear and precise ,thanks a lot ❤

  • @maris6843
    @maris6843 Před 3 lety

    Such a helpful video. Thanks.

  • @jonesnax
    @jonesnax Před 2 lety

    Well explained. Thank you !

  • @stevegarrett6198
    @stevegarrett6198 Před rokem +1

    Excellent Concise and listenable !😉👏🤙😃🎉

  • @islouis1974
    @islouis1974 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much this is really helpful!

  • @A1000Truths
    @A1000Truths Před 2 lety

    Thank you! This was helpful.

  • @shvonned.burkemsncrnpagpcn619

    OMG THANK YOU!!! Best part is seeing the hand movements with the shifting. I’m gonna watch like eight more times but 👍🏽 Whole lever= up to bigger chainring OR cassette (hard or easy); small baby lever, opposite 👌🏽

  • @drewa4445
    @drewa4445 Před 2 lety

    Very helpful! Thank you !!

  • @davicious8904
    @davicious8904 Před 3 lety

    Much needed explanation!

  • @janioquadros3484
    @janioquadros3484 Před 4 lety

    Very useful advice.

  • @JuCarlos-ex8ip
    @JuCarlos-ex8ip Před rokem

    Gracias , great review 👏

  • @user-zh7jl2ux2g
    @user-zh7jl2ux2g Před 2 lety

    That's what i looked for! Thank you!

  • @simplysh4ns
    @simplysh4ns Před 3 lety

    A very good guide.

  • @tonyhuang431
    @tonyhuang431 Před 3 lety

    Thx, very informative. Which combanation of gears is best on a bumpy road with grass?

  • @JAnn319
    @JAnn319 Před 10 měsíci

    WOW! THANK YOU. I'm new to cycling 🎉

  • @CycleOpsPowerCycling
    @CycleOpsPowerCycling Před 5 lety +2

    Awesome video!

  • @sunsydd
    @sunsydd Před 3 lety

    Thank you For the Great Video!
    Is double click on left shifts the Front Derailleur in all road bikes? Or is it only one click? Please let me know coz mine is set up as Two clicks for shifting.

  • @nobodynowhere8061
    @nobodynowhere8061 Před 2 lety

    Thank you!! I couldn’t understand why my chain would make a noise sometimes but now i get it, never cross chain 😂

  • @soissesglaubsmir292
    @soissesglaubsmir292 Před 5 lety +13

    the last time i used such a bike (and i still use it on the roll), the shifting was still on the descend frame pole :D

  • @gloriaa0214
    @gloriaa0214 Před 4 lety

    Wow thank you so much for this video so clear and concise amazing video

  • @wyomingadventures
    @wyomingadventures Před 5 lety

    Wish I could get an answer to my question about what Women's Trek bike has a triple gear ring up front? My bike from 2006 had one plus it was my favorite color. Unfortunately someone stolen it. Looking to buy a new road bike. I live in mountain country.

  • @fabianrichburgh6517
    @fabianrichburgh6517 Před 2 lety

    Best video out

  • @gilbertoramirez9956
    @gilbertoramirez9956 Před 3 lety

    Could you tell me where to purchase the bike and gear furniture in the back ground. Very nice, I think my wife would not mind my bike and gear storage indoors if it was in a nice unit like the one shown here. Would appreciate letting me know where to find, thanks.

  • @masonallansten
    @masonallansten Před měsícem

    Thanks!

  • @YOtuamigoelpuma
    @YOtuamigoelpuma Před měsícem

    thank you , finally someone who explains it in american english

  • @UnseenSpirit
    @UnseenSpirit Před 5 lety +22

    Good video for me. However it should state its for Shimano.

  • @pulganabike1648
    @pulganabike1648 Před 5 lety +1

    Video top.....

  • @danielsunil9282
    @danielsunil9282 Před 4 lety

    super thank u so much

  • @thelegendarykevininsales7589

    Is there a way to tell when you’re cross-chained😊? I’m still learning gear shifts.

  • @josecampos8243
    @josecampos8243 Před 2 lety

    For anyone reading this that knows...Two Questions - 1. Should you ease off the pedals or stop pedaling for shifting on an eTap drivetrain? 2. Does Biggest front ring and smallest rear ring have some rubbing on the metal piece? i feel like i hear some rubbing. is that normal?

  • @brown2666
    @brown2666 Před 5 lety +2

    Hey guys. I’m hoping somebody can help me. I get that cross chaining should be avoided at all costs, but my question is can I be in the hardest gear in 1 and the 2nd easiest gear on the other?. So basically just shifting 1 gear before the extreme. Is this safe to do?

    • @yongling9825
      @yongling9825 Před 5 lety +1

      Not 100% OK, I personally avoid using the last two cogs.

  • @-_______________________.___

    So cadence is like my RPM. Cool

  • @osgiliath4
    @osgiliath4 Před 4 lety +4

    There is a lot of good Info here

  • @JWKEL88
    @JWKEL88 Před 4 lety

    Hi, for the cross chaining, means that easy gear at the front and hard gears at the rear?

    • @trekbikes
      @trekbikes  Před 4 lety +1

      Yep, basically opposites of each other. Big to small or small to big for the cogs the chain sits on which creates a hard angle for your chain.

    • @JWKEL88
      @JWKEL88 Před 4 lety

      Trek Bicycle thank you so much. Awesome video!

  • @robbanbuz3147
    @robbanbuz3147 Před 5 lety +1

    Is it difficult to write that it's for shimano in the heading?

  • @alvinmalinao5445
    @alvinmalinao5445 Před 3 lety +1

    I wish I have a road bike this x mas🥺🥺🥺

  • @durianriders
    @durianriders Před 5 lety +34

    What about gripshift? 🤔

  • @quicktrips
    @quicktrips Před rokem

    I just got a brand new bike…. Changed the left hand gear to the middle gear, 2, and a horrible noise started immediately

  • @tommelom2
    @tommelom2 Před 2 lety +1

    He must be Bruce campbell´s son!:D

  • @zobayer1
    @zobayer1 Před 3 lety +3

    Don't pedal backwards when shifting....

  • @chamroeun4826
    @chamroeun4826 Před 2 lety

    Thanks. I was only looking for 0:40-0:45.

  • @ElFamosoArt
    @ElFamosoArt Před 4 lety

    My shifters are on the bottom rail

  • @ocubex
    @ocubex Před 3 lety

    I'ld like to think of it as big and small... the big lever moves to the bigger cogs and the small lever moves to the smaller cogs.

  • @moneyhikes2729
    @moneyhikes2729 Před 3 lety

    NOW IT'S TIME FOR A GIVEAWAY 😃

  • @reisinmedia3810
    @reisinmedia3810 Před 5 lety +2

    i'm using sram

  • @grape00jellly
    @grape00jellly Před 4 lety +3

    I prefer bottom tube shifter levers, they feel more reliable and easier to shift

  • @Givi_and_Wolf
    @Givi_and_Wolf Před 5 lety +1

    For six years I was like a sick child. It was as if I looked out the window like other children playing with the ball but could not go with them. They invited me, but I pretended that it was more interesting for me to draw. This pain Smart Matrix. But these guys from Trek cured me. They got my legs back. I don't just play with everyone. Now the guys rolling the ball under my windows, watching on TV as I score! Want to score? Buy Trek!

  • @weekendpartier
    @weekendpartier Před 2 lety

    SPEED baby, SPEED - all I want is SPEED!

  • @team-mh7fb
    @team-mh7fb Před 3 lety

    ※これはSHIMANOのシフターでの場合です。
    SRAMやCampagnoloとは変速の仕方が異なります。

  • @jesusenriqueriveratellez531

    That’s for shimano, for sram and campagnolo is different

    • @user-vj3qi1ls4r
      @user-vj3qi1ls4r Před 5 lety +1

      Jesus Enrique Rivera Tellez
      I used shimano until changing my gear shimano to sram,
      Sram is completely hard to adjust about controling

    • @jesusenriqueriveratellez531
      @jesusenriqueriveratellez531 Před 5 lety

      박지환 thanks for the tip.

    • @yongling9825
      @yongling9825 Před 5 lety

      @@user-vj3qi1ls4r The last time I used a pair of SRAM DoubleTap levers (note: It's also my first rodeo using a pair), no problems at all. Still haven't fully understood its mechanism though.

    • @ZeroColdx911
      @ZeroColdx911 Před 5 lety

      Same idea, campy uses the button and SRAM just goes back and forward

  • @jck_dnls
    @jck_dnls Před 3 lety

    I want trek roadbike, that is my dream:((

  • @user-tv1yq4fi4q
    @user-tv1yq4fi4q Před 5 lety +11

    日本人いいね

  • @dgontar
    @dgontar Před 4 lety

    These gear systems with the shifters on the brakes are clearly inferior to the ones preceding them. It's rare that technology regresses, but in this case it not only regressed it made a giant regression.

  • @Ioraek
    @Ioraek Před 2 lety

    Doesn't the footage at 1:08 show somebody crosschaining?

  • @katricerivera320
    @katricerivera320 Před 6 měsíci

    Shifting gears for beginners

  • @Meinungsmacher
    @Meinungsmacher Před 3 lety

    Title and description in German? But Video is in EN?! what happend?

  • @faresalf
    @faresalf Před 4 lety +2

    Nice video and informative, but please try to turn down music volume se I can hear you better.
    Thanks

  • @quantumhelium
    @quantumhelium Před 2 lety

    Who the fuck needs a CZcams video on this?

  • @SG-dg6oi
    @SG-dg6oi Před 2 lety

    Man i miss levers

  • @user-sg4ii3md2u
    @user-sg4ii3md2u Před 4 lety

    It will be a study.

  • @engineerskitchen8964
    @engineerskitchen8964 Před rokem

    Audio

  • @joanalexi19
    @joanalexi19 Před 3 lety +2

    I know how to shift but i don't have a bike

    • @Cristian-fh7jo
      @Cristian-fh7jo Před 3 lety

      Teach me, I have a bike but don't know how to shift

  • @marcotz522
    @marcotz522 Před 2 lety

    thank you now i wont semplang any more

  • @paulmahony4467
    @paulmahony4467 Před 3 lety +1

    ngl your man looks like woody from toy story

  • @MUNDO36546
    @MUNDO36546 Před 3 lety

    JAI HIND 🇮🇳🇺🇳

  • @upsidedown260
    @upsidedown260 Před 5 lety +2

    At 1:09 you show and explain the opposite at 2:00

  • @attybong
    @attybong Před 2 lety

    pros always cross-chain

  • @elj4516
    @elj4516 Před 5 lety +1

    트렉홍보보소

  • @zigza_g2020
    @zigza_g2020 Před rokem

    U are hiding with your hand...can u do more graphic for beginners

  • @masterful7574
    @masterful7574 Před 5 lety

    ing not een

  • @dalezapple2493
    @dalezapple2493 Před 5 lety +1

    just use the small chainring, keeps life simpler

  • @cerocerocinco
    @cerocerocinco Před 5 lety

    Levers are mechanical, derailleurs di2 #mindfuck

  • @kjaydubz
    @kjaydubz Před 2 lety

    I’m such an idiot. No matter how many times I watch this video I just don’t understand. Too many things to remember. I’m getting discouraged. Why tf can’t I grasp this concept.

  • @michaelanderson3609
    @michaelanderson3609 Před 3 lety

    0:10
    fixed gear riders: 😡

  • @ironimagefitness
    @ironimagefitness Před 10 měsíci

    That “L” for left is real!!!