How To Tune Up A Mountain Bike Gears

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.
How to tune up a mountain bike gears. Fine tune your gear duration. You can take your mountain bike to specialist bike dealers to have your bike or trick scooter tuned however as you have built it yourself it s worth knowing how to tune it up as part of maintenance yourself as well as save some money. Poorly indexed gears can be one of the most frustrating things on a bike but our step by step guide can show you how to adjust your bike gears to get them running smoothly. Then as you rotate your pedals shift once.
Gmbn tech 220 697 views. The cog or cogs attached to the cranks. With your bike in a repair stand shift to the smallest cog. Even if you have not built your bike yourself this is an essential skill to learn to help prolong the life of your bike.
Fortunately once you have gotten your head around what each of the screws on a derailleur does adjusting your gears is not as hard as it might sound. Cycle surgery s andrew brown shows you how to keep your gears well adjusted and running smoothly for maximum riding pleasure. If you are unfamiliar with the different components have a look at the explanation below of each of the parts that make up your bike s gears. 5 minute gear adjust how to set up your mountain bike gears correctly duration.