I just got a new bike, its a LeMond and I think the gears are shimano ultegra. I cannot figure out how to switch the gears! I know it sounds stupid but this is my first road bike and they little deals behind the brakes either change it up or down but the are all the way one way or the other and I cannot figure out how to get them to go the other way.
what I mean is, the gears are switched all the way down or up and I cannot figure out how get them to go the other way. I thought there is probably a switch that makes them go the other way but I cannot find it.
Most bike shops will explain all this to the purchaser of a new bike as part of the sales process. The shop usually gives the bike a final check before handing it over to the customer and (at least around here) that includes making sure the customer understands how to shift, how the brakes work, how to check the tires, etc.
To quote Sheldon Brown:
"S.T.I. uses the main brake lever, pushed inward, to select larger sprockets, and a smaller, auxiliary lever inside the brake lever to select smaller sprockets"
I would think they would do this not just as a service but to protect themselves. Why take the risk of someone crashing and messing up a bike during a test ride because they don't know how the shifters. work.
BTW, not a dumb question at all. If you've never used it before, its not that obvious.
The way I remembered when I switched from downtube shifters is that by pushing the big lever (brake) toward the stem moves to a bigger ring or cog. Pushing the little lever (behind the brake) toward the stem moves to a littler ring or cog. It won't take long before you can do it without thinking about it.
I did it and I got it to work, went on a short ride tonight and it was awesome. I feel stupid for not noticing that. ;p
the bike shop is actually a really good one but the reason I did not know how is my grandpa bought it and so they told him all that. and I was not there. and he did not tell me.
Thanks for all you guys's help!
-Jason
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