How To Shift Gears On A Specialized Road Bike. Keep watching to lear. With drop handlebars the shift levers are the same levers you use to apply your brakes to shift gears you push the lever sideways until you hear a click.
Road bikes arent usually shifted that way. Thats why you must know how to index your bikes gears. Many times cable tension may cause your derailleur to open and thus make your chain shift into other gears.
On the right shifter the numbers 1-8 are all there.
Heres our complete guide to how to use the 3 main brands of shifter - Shimano SRAM and CampagnoloSubscribe to GCN. Use your hand to back-pedal your bicycle as you hold onto the chain with the rag. On the left shifter you will see numbers to indicate which gear you are in 1 2 or 3. The gears on your bike are there to make your life easier you can shift down when the hills ramp up and crank them higher for speedier riding when you get a flat stretch of road.
