Pale Rider
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A roadie approached our group - including @annedonnelly - as we were about to say our goodbyes in Blyth today.
Nice guy, he asked for our help to understand how to change gears on his Trek bike on which he had literally just covered his first mile.
We all ride flat bar bikes, apart from Steve who was on his CX.
It has a different group set, and in any event he claims only limited understanding of the shifters.
So our well of roadie gear shifting expertise was not deep.
The Trek had, I think Sora, but it certainly had a little button on the combined brake and gear shifter.
Our combined advice, which I think was about right, was to shove the brake lever across to get to a bigger cog - front or back - and press the little button to get to a smaller cog.
Right or not, the thought which occurred was why didn't the bike shop tell him?
I've seen my local bike shop hand over new bikes and they don't usually say very much, partly because most customers are not interested in the ins and outs, or already know them.
What is your experience of new bike hand overs?
Nice guy, he asked for our help to understand how to change gears on his Trek bike on which he had literally just covered his first mile.
We all ride flat bar bikes, apart from Steve who was on his CX.
It has a different group set, and in any event he claims only limited understanding of the shifters.
So our well of roadie gear shifting expertise was not deep.
The Trek had, I think Sora, but it certainly had a little button on the combined brake and gear shifter.
Our combined advice, which I think was about right, was to shove the brake lever across to get to a bigger cog - front or back - and press the little button to get to a smaller cog.
Right or not, the thought which occurred was why didn't the bike shop tell him?
I've seen my local bike shop hand over new bikes and they don't usually say very much, partly because most customers are not interested in the ins and outs, or already know them.
What is your experience of new bike hand overs?
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