This works the other way around to the shifter on the right-hand side, so you use the larger lever to move into an easier gear, and the smaller lever to move into a harder gear.
The function of the two levers depends on which side of the handlebar they are on: Others will have two levers next to one another underneath the handlebar, both of which can be operated with your thumb. These levers will often be positioned so one is effectively underneath your handlebar and operated with your thumb, while the other is above your handlebar and operated with your index finger. Thumb shifters have two levers that enable you to toggle between higher (harder) and lower (easier) gears.
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How to use bar-end shifters and down tube shifters Push down on the thumb paddle to shift down into a smaller chainring (a smaller/easier gear).ĮPS (Campagnolo’s electronic shifting system) mimics the action of the mechanical shifters but, as with Shimano and SRAM, functionality can be customised. Left-hand shifter controls front shifting: Push the shift lever behind the brake lever inboard (sweeping left to right) to shift up into a larger chainring (a larger/harder gear).Push down on the thumb paddle to shift down the cassette into a smaller cog (a bigger/harder gear) on the cassette. Right-hand shifter controls rear shifting: Push the shift lever behind the brake lever inboard (sweeping right to left) to shift up the cassette into a larger cog (a smaller/easier gear).Robin Wilmott / Immediate MediaĬampagnolo shifters are slightly different again – a shift lever behind the brake lever shifts into a larger cog/chainring on both the front and rear, while a thumb-operated paddle on the inside of the hood shifts into a smaller cog/chainring. How to use SRAM road bike shiftersĬampagnolo shifters have a small thumb lever on the inboard edge of the lever body. These can, however, be re-programmed to suit your needs and desires. Shifting the inboard lever with a smaller throw (roughly half as much as a normal shift) will move the cage of the front derailleur inboard to stop the chain rubbing in certain gears.ĭi2 (electronic) Shimano gears function in exactly the same way, but the mechanical innards of the shifting mechanism are replaced with small buttons. Shimano shifters also feature a trim function on the front (left-hand) lever.
Push the brake lever inboard (the small shift paddle will come with it) to shift into a larger (a bigger/harder) chainring. Left-hand shifter controls front shifting: Push the inner, smaller paddle inboard (sweeping from left to right) to drop down into the smaller (a smaller/easier) chainring.Push the brake lever inboard (the small shift paddle will come with it) to shift up the cassette into a larger (easier/smaller) gear. Right-hand shifter controls rear shifting: Push the inner, smaller paddle inboard (sweeping from right to left) to shift down the cassette into a smaller cog (a bigger/harder gear).Shimano Total Integration (STI) shifters use a split-lever design to change gears.Ī small lever just behind the brake lever shifts the chain onto a smaller cog, while the whole brake lever can be pushed to the side to shift to a larger cog. STI shifters integrate shifting and braking into one unit. With that roughly as clear as mud, here’s how you actually go about using your road shifters. Down the cassette = from a larger cog to a smaller cog.Up the cassette = from a smaller cog to a larger cog.When we use it on BikeRadar, we use it in its most literal interpretation: Lastly, talking about moving ‘up the cassette’ is a more ambiguous term. However, just to make matters more confusing: Harder gear (bigger chainrings, smaller cassette cogs) = bigger gear.Easy gear (smaller chainrings, bigger cassette cogs) = smaller gear.We have a more in-depth look at exactly how your gears work, that’s well worth referring to if you’re a new rider but, as a brief refresher to make the language below more clear: You can change the gears on your road bike when riding on the hoods (this is when your hands are on the top of the shifters and will be your most-used position on the bike) or from the drops. You can shift from the hoods – where you’ll spend most of your time – or the drops with road shifters.
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