Questions tagged [gears]
Gears in the drivetrain of a bike.
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Indexing rear gears mountain bike
Bought an old bike to get back on the road, all good until indexing the gears.
It's twist shifts on the handle bars, 7 rear 3 front.
I've replaced the gear cables, sheaths, chain and Shimano parts ...
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Changing gear usage of Rohloff gears
I have a R&M Homage with Rohloff e-14 gears. I find I really just use gears 7 - 14. Can sprockets be changed so I would mainly use gears 4 - 11??
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Bicycle chain roller diameter size chart?
I'm digging for a while now, and can not find any helpful chart for chain roller diameters e.g. Shimano 8,9,10,11,12 speed. It differs of course depending on the manufacturer and the purpose. We know ...
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Slight crackling sensation apparently due to the chain sticking to the cassette teeth
I've just assembled my bike, so it has hardly been ridden (less than 200km) and all the components are new.
Everything works perfectly, except an unpleasant very slight crackling sensation when I ...
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pedals only move bike at highest gear
Recently my bike will only move if I’m in the highest gear. I can pedal at lower gears but it will not move my bike forward at any reasonable speed and when I get up to even a very low speed the ...
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Adjusting road bike to Wahoo Kickr: is this chain noise from cross-chaining, or do I need to index the gears?
I've got an 8-speed Mérida road bike (that is, 2x8, 2 front, 8 rear) that I'm fitting to a 2020 (v5) Kickr that I just bought new. I am learning about some bike mechanic stuff that despite many years ...
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Crunching Gears
I had a crash a while back on my road bike and I checked my bike thoroughly and it seemed pretty good. I went on a ride today and the gears were constantly crunching, shifting between gears was fine ...
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which motor is used to change gears in automatic gear shifting cycle now-a-days?
I am doing a project on automatic gear shifting. I need to choose which motor will be used to change the gear.
I have found a previous question on this topic. An answer mentioned:
If you used a ...
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Bike makes noise while 2 out of 3 gears
I assembled a new bike. It rides smooth in first gear but makes a particular noise in 2nd and 3rd gear. It doesn't seem to be from the wheel because it's not there if I turn the wheels in air, but it ...
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Pie plate cog on SRAM 2x
Okay guys, I'm trying to re-find fitness in my mid-40s.
My bike has a SRAM Apex (don't laugh, if it's good enough for Alberto Contador, it's good enough for me - and you!) 10-speed drivetrain with ...
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Is Shimano 36/24 double crankset possible?
I'd want to exchange my triple crankset with double. After playing with gear calculator and testing some double setups, I came to the conclusion I need 36/24 gearing. I have 10 speed drive, so I'm ...
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How to reduce pedaling resistance
I brought my hybrid bike to Evans Cycles recently to get the rear gear mech replaced after I broke it.
When I got the bike back, it was significantly harder to pedal. I tried moving my gears lower ...
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New Bike - gear shifter installed on the left and upside down? Easy fix?
New bike (flat bar , gravel bike) came with the gear lever on the left side and upside down. Dropper post lever on the right side of bars, and on top of the bar. Any reason for this, and is it an easy ...
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How to replace a band (hub, drum) brake with a freewheel
I am looking to convert my bicycle into a semi-electric bike by adding a freewheel. The 2 freewheels will allow me to use either pedals or an electric motor to move the bike. However, I don't have ...
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can't stop pedaling or chain drops down
Managed to unstick derailer. But can't stop pedaling or chain drops down.So when trying to stop bike. have to take feet off pedal to not catch chain
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Why does my Shimano Nexus 8i need readjustment after every gear shift?
Since a month or two, almost every time I change gear my Shimano Nexus 8i becomes "unadjusted". I have readjusted it dozens of time but the problem persists. The gear is really easy to ...
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Make a broken gear bike a fixie
Hi sadly my gear is broken. Now my idea was to remove the gear and shorten the bicycle chain to make the bike a fixie. It's a bike with 7 gears at the back wheel and no gear at the front.
What do you ...
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Sturmey Archer three speed gear cable snapped quick fix?
I am buying a very old bike with a snapped gear cable on a three speed Sturmey Archer set up. Before I replace the cable etc. I was thinking of riding it around for a while in 2nd gear. Is there a way ...