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Before we go into
detail about how to shift gears on your Mountain
Bike, it should be first explained what the
Mountain Bike Gear Shifting System Components
are. This to give you an idea what happens
technically if you shift gears; if you
understand how the gears work, shifting gears
will be something that comes natural instead of
a thing that you should memorize.
The
crank which is bolted onto the bottom bracket
consists of three chain-rings. Chain Rings are
bolted into the cranks. They come in three size
ranges. The big ring (48-42 teeth), the middle
ring (36-32 teeth), and the small or "granny
ring" (26-20 teeth).
The "sprockets" or "cogs" are found in the rear
hub. Modern sprockets consist of 7-9 size ranges
from 36-11 teeth. Normally, the 7 & 9 speed
sprockets have the same heavy and light gear.
The difference is in the mid-range gears. The
9-speed sprocket has more mid-range speed which
lessens the change in speed upon up or down
shift.
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