Quote Originally Posted by thekarens View Post
Silly question, but is there any place online where I can read about how to properly shift gears? I know that sounds silly, but last time I had a bike gears were totally different.
Are you asking about how to use your shifters or how to best make use of the various gears via the various chainring and cog combinations?

Georgena has a pretty good video explaining the later.
http://youtu.be/1AeNLTQvFN4