The bike doesn't have a regular mountainbike transmission. Instead, it has a Shimano Nexus transmission, which means that it only has one front and one rear sprocket.
Hi all. I was wondering how you guys use the gearing on your bicycle.
I ride away in first gear, and I shift up at 15km/h and at 25km/h. Fourth gear is rarely used, and only at very high speeds. The bike only has four gears. Yes I ride fast: my cruising speed is usually about 30km/h, depending on the wind. The roads within 5km from here are almost completely flat.
My parents said it was silly that I ride my bicycle this way. They only use one gear, from 0 to 20km/h, and they said that if I'd keep riding like this, I'd break the transmission. What the fu- .
Who do you agree with? Should I use just one gear or many? Mind you, first gear is long enough to reach 25km/h if I'd pedal very very quickly.
The bike doesn't have a regular mountainbike transmission. Instead, it has a Shimano Nexus transmission, which means that it only has one front and one rear sprocket.