OH! I think I get it! I just read the link by jusdooit - it's very helpful and simple for a noob like me.
Let's see if I have this right - I could just leave the cogs in the middle range and shift between the rings all I wanted. That would make big changes and be kind of like it is now when I switch between the 3 gears I have on my 3-speed beach cruiser. If I was down in the lowest ring and it was still too hard to pedal up a hill, then I could start going down on my cogs. Or, if I was up in the highest ring and still spinning out going downhill, I could go head and start moving up on my cogs. What I don't want to do is get all the way down to the lowest cog before I switch down to a lower ring, or up all the way to the highest cog before I switch to a higher ring because then that would make the chain crooked and the bike wouldn't ride smoothly.
The cogs are for subtle changes and the rings are for big changes.
Right?
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09-03-2009, 09:31 PM #1
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Just think of it this way - the closer the chain is to you and the bike, the easier it will be to climb a hill. The farther away, the harder.
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This is inexplicable but I now have Barry Manilow's "Close to You" running through my head. I should go over to that other thread.
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09-04-2009, 07:56 AM #4
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Oompa loompa . . . Originally Posted by maillotpois
This is inexplicable but I now have Barry Manilow's "Close to You" running through my head. I should go over to that other thread.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
There. All better?Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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I read most of the posts and I would say, by far this is the easiest for me to comprehend. And most helpful! Originally Posted by SadieKate
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09-08-2009, 08:37 AM #6
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You're welcome - though I can't take credit for the idea! Originally Posted by mwilson84
I read most of the posts and I would say, by far this is the easiest for me to comprehend. And most helpful!Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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09-04-2009, 07:48 AM #7
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Yes. Originally Posted by staceysue
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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