Cycling Gears Explained // Cycling Made Simple

Cycling gearing can be confusing. This video simplifies all the terms and explains how your gears impact your riding.

[stiizy_LowAsf]

FINALLY AFTER ALL THE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS IS THE ONE THAT HELPS ME

[ThiliRocks]

Best explanation in youtube. Explained in a layman's terms. All those other videos not getting to the point. All you need to know how to go fast and how to climb. What's the hardest and what's the easiest.

[studiosingyourstyle]

Thanking God you made this video! I’ve never met a biker who’s been able to explain gears in a way that anyone could understand!

[colleensinghpall]

Only bought my bike last week was struggling to understand gears...this is the best video I've watched...very clear..brilliant... Thnks

[williamfrazer]

I am just purchased a new bike. It has been 30 years since i last rode a bike. The bike back then had 3 gears. The new bike has 27 gears. Your YouTube programme has helped me sort out the new gearing system. This has been a big help to me, so thank you.

[mdr]

I’m in my 50’s and last time I have ridden bikes was when I was in my teens. And now I just got a used bike and will try to ride again.

[ecramer]

Really helpful thank you!!
Since my boyfriend does a lot of racing and I do a lot of hills around town running errands, I came up with a dumb way to remember this so I stop wearing myself out using the wrong gears.
Here, Butt refers to the cassette in the back, and Arms refers to the gears in front.

Big butt, small arms climbs hills.

Small butt, big arms wins races.

And now you have to think about butts!!!

[brandonfield]

Perfect! Simple and sweet is exactly what I needed. I got a bike from Walmart and I have a suspicion it wasn't chained properly. The gears on my handlebars don't seem to match with where the chain is on the gears. But now I now how to tell. So thank you!

[nicholasssewavamulijja]

Finally I’ve got someone who explains very nicely when to use of various gears and which type of bike to buy. Thanks so much 👍🏽

[robertmayer]

I want to thank you for taking your time and fully explaining how the gears on a bike work!!! I never knew what you explained. Best regards, Bob

[AznTony]

By far the best guide on YouTube. A lot of information in between, but the ones I wanted to know was which is best for hills going up or down... and which gears are easiest to petal and which are hardest to Peter etc.

[danielaspiazo]

Finally! A video that actually makes sense and explains things in an easy-to-follow and easy-to-understand way for people like me who don't know that much about bikes. Thanks! Thumbs up!

[martinmaxwell]

I'm new to riding bikes with gears and I just bought my first bike in 30 years. It has 7 gears in the rear and 3 in the front. This explanation was what I needed to get a basic understanding. I have to wonder why the largest gear at the back wheel isn't named #1 or first gear since it's the gear for low speed. It would be less confusing that way with #1 designating the slow gear on both front and back. Wouldn't it?

[perniciousreaper]

Industry standard for "speeds" is to multiply the number of chainrings by the number of cogs in the back. That gives you your total number of speeds. That's important because 2 chainrings and 11 cogs combined give you much more than 11 distinct gear ratios. Using your bike as an example, the industry-standard number of speeds is 22. Technically speaking, you only have 21 speeds, because being in gear combo 1, 5 and gear combo 2, 2 duplicate a gear ratio of 2:1. You also have near-duplication at 1, 7 and 2, 3...but they're distinct enough. According to industry standard, you have 22 speeds on your bicycle. Practically speaking you have like 16-17 usable speeds. That said, fewer and fewer people refer to gearing in that manner, and manufacturers are getting away from it in their marketing as well. The cat has been out of the bag for some time that more speeds doesn't necessarily = better. This is why it has become much more commonplace with MTB's to refer to it by (# of Chainrings) x (# of Cogs). You don't hear many people on the trail talking about their drivetrain as an 11 speed or an 18 speed anymore. It's usually "one by eleven" or "two by nine." When people talk in number of speeds it's usually someone with a 1x.

[Venom]

Thanks for the video. I understood like 70% of it, better than other videos on the same topic.

[bhaskaranramesh]

awesome..nobody explained it this way..makes sense now that u did...great work

[CodexVR]

"Get at least a 10"

*Looks at my seven speed*😶

[boredsherbet]

just started with cycling. Awesome explaination! I finally get it! Also, I just learned that my bike is even worse than I thought! You say 11 speed I have 7 speed....

[Petfriendlyfarmhouse]

Have seen quiet of videos on cycle gears. Yours was the best explanation i have heard and understood. Keep up the good work.

[VanellikaB]

Great job, I have watched a ton of videos trying to figure out how to use my gears. This one was the best!