How To Get Perfect Gear Shifting On Your E-Bike

How your gears shift can make or break an electric mountain bike ride. Incorrectly indexed gears can jump around and on an e-bike with the added torque of the motor, it's very important to have gears that shift properly. In this video Doddy shows you how to check the alignment of your EMTB gears, set the limit screws and correctly index them.

Don't forget to turn your motor off when performing maintenance on your e-bike.

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What else would you like us to address about E-Bike maintenance?

[bethelridgeforge]

Of all the adjustment videos I have watched, yours is by far the best and most informative I have seen. I like the way you divided the process into segments, which made the consumption of the information far easier. Thank you for taking the time to make this fine video.
I'm a 79 year old E-bike rider and love my machine. I just upgraded to a larger chain ring 52 tooth and a broader range freewheel. I'm cruising at 30 mph. Ah freedom.
Regards, Fred

[stevemansfield]

Never seen derailleur set up explained so well, good vid Doddy. 👍

[Ecrowder]

Thanks, I adjusted my derailleur in 1 minute.

[briainodriscoll]

Excellent tutorial covering all the basics of learning about the derailleur. Many thanks.

[midlifechrisis]

Thanks Doddy, that was the clearest and most informative demonstration I've seen on gear maintenance.

[MikeR]

That was the best instruction video I've seen yet. My new e-bike shifts fine from 1 - 6, crunches into 7, and the chain jumps right off when going to 8. I'll attempt to make these adjustments tomorrow. Thanks.

[brianh.]

You are the bike mechanic guru. You obviously know your stuff. Excellent instructional video!

[henryshipes]

Thank you from Texas! I'm converting a Salsa Mtn bike and needed this excellent detail and clear instruction.

[davidstone]

This is the BEST video. Very clear and informative. So easy to understand and follow. Awesome for this. Thanks heaps

[wasdalemanexploringoutdoor]

Thank you for that video it was really helpful, I’ve managed to get my cube mountain bike gears working perfectly. Plus I’ve got a good understanding if it goes wrong in future.
Regards
James

[oldbaldpaul]

Excellent video! Easy to see and understand. Best I’ve seen!

[falconvelocity]

So.... brand new e-bike, I didn't know how to check it, and shop said they had checked it.
First ride last thurs night, and bam!!! Exactly as described here! I shifted down to 1, the chain came off the cassette and down the back!
Broken 5 spokes, and now they've had to order another part. Wish I'd have seen this video before!

[ryanau]

if that's what you call "basics" i'd hate to deal w/ the advanced techniques. :( thanks for your knowlegeable contribution to the youtube community.

[barriobarranco]

Great video, mentioning whether the mech hanger is straight is critical- should have shown the process of straightening one, often bikes at my workplace get the cables fiddled with and make things worse but nobody checks the hanger alignment first!!!

[EV_Jojo]

Hello Doddy, remark: right chain length is crucial.

[wesley]

You are a great teacher. Good job. I hope it is as easy for me as it was for you.

[trveCharon]

Once again, great job! I'd like to do this myself as soon as my new work mount arrives. And I might need this measurement tool for the chain as well 😄

[davidtaysom]

Thanks for posting this, I did not know how to set it up.very well explained

[sanjayrajsoni]

Awesome, best explanation so far on YouTube