A higher gear

When used correctly, cycle gears enable the cyclist to move faster and cover more terrain without actually pedalling any harder. This is in fact the purpose of the gears. Grades are the same. A student will find each new grade just challenging enough but not overwhelming.

Gears

The idea behind gears is to enable the cyclist to rotate the pedals at a comfortable walking pace: regardless of terrain. By adjusting the gear, the easy, comfortable rotation is maintained. When a cyclist pedals frantically and goes no faster, they are obviously using the wrong gear. To solve the problem they simply need to increase the gear...

Cycling & gears

Have you ever seen people cycling down the road? Quite often the cyclist is pedalling frantically but not really getting anywhere. How come? Many cyclists don't know how to use the gears...