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The gears
The gears of your MERIDA bike serve to adjust the gear
ratio to the terrain you are riding on and the desired
speed.
In the case of
derailleur gears
(e+f)
a low gear where
the chain runs on the small chainwheel and on a large
sprocket allows you to climb steep hills with moderate
pedaling force. You must, however, pedal at a faster
pace or higher frequency. High gears (large chainwheel,
small sprocket) are for riding downhill. Every turn of the
pedals takes you many meters forward at correspond-
ingly high speed.
Continue pedaling during gear shifting, however, at
clearly reduced pedaling force. In particular when shift-
ing through the chainwheels continue pedaling slowly
and without force.
Modern MERIDA bikes can have up to 33 gears. As
there are, however, overlapping ranges, actually 15 to 18
gears are usable. It is not advisable to use gears which
involve an extremely oblique run of the chain
(g+h)
, as
this reduces power transmission efficiency and hastens
wear of the chain. The chain runs unfavorably when
the smallest chainwheel is used with one of the two or
three outermost (smallest) sprockets or when the larg-
est chainwheel is used with one of the inmost (largest)
sprockets.
In the case of
multi-speed hubs
and
gearbox shift sys-
tems
“1” stands for the first, lowest gear. The gears are
shifted through one after the other, if possible without
turning the pedals, at least, however, at reduced ped-
al pressure. The highest number stands for the highest
gear.
For more information see the chapter “The gears” in
your comprehensive MERIDA user manual as well as in
the instructions of the component manufacturers on the
enclosed MERIDA CD-ROM.
A
Before you set off for the first time practice
shifting gears in a place free of traffic until
you are familiar with the functioning of the
levers or twist grips of your MERIDA bike.
A
Always make sure changing gears makes as
little noise as possible and is absolutely jerk-
free.
I
Read in any case the chapter “The gears” in
your comprehensive MERIDA user manual as
well as in the instructions of the gear manu-
facturer on the enclosed MERIDA CD-ROM before you
start to readjust or to service the gears or before doing
any work whatsoever.
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