Okay so me and my friend went out for a bike ride and later we were talking about gears and stuff. We both have 24 speed bikes. He gets on his bike in the 2nd big cog and the 3rd or 4th (i forget, whatever) small cog, and then when he wants to shift up he just moves the big cog up one. Isn't that bad to do? I go up and down my gears one by one, it feels smooth and i thought for some reason just moving the big gear would be bad for it but apparently im wrong. is that true
also another random thing that doesnt have to do with bike equipment i guess. So about a week ago i took my first spill in a few years when I was doing a training ride through my town.. I was on some not-as-familiar streets and anyway down a big hill there was a speedbump and I went to go over it and ended up crashing. I hate speed bumps. I'm not the only one that usually goes over them full speed am i?
I go up and down my gears one by one, it feels smooth and i thought for some reason just moving the big gear would be bad for it but apparently im wrong. is that true
It is not really bad, but it is incorrect. Each chainring should have a range of gears with some overlap. You choose the chainring (front) that is appropriate for the terrain and shift the rear cogs to fine tune the gear and let you use an appropriate cadence. You shift the front when the terrain changes and you can no longer find a gear that will allow you to use a good cadence.
sothenisaid said:
I hate speed bumps. I'm not the only one that usually goes over them full speed am i?
Going over speed bumps at speed is a bad idea. It will subject your wheels to stresses they don't see during regular riding. You would not want to bash into pot holes; speed bumps are no different.
If you have mad bike handling skills you could bunny hop them. If you don't have skillz then do not try this because if you mis-time the hop you will crash.
