So I've got this bike. It's a piece of crap, really. $10 off Craigslist (yes, I am that poor-->college student), but it's Still miles better than the Walmart thing I had before.
Problem is I have no idea how to work the damn thing.
Sure, pedal, steer, get places exponentially faster than walking (very helpful in getting to class).
But I have no idea how to change gears. Instead of the circular-type levers on the handlebars with the convenient little numbers I have these two little stick things below the handlebars on the vertical pole bit. ...Terminology? What terminology.
I've tried fiddling with these levers and have managed to get myself down to the lowest gear combination possible. But how do I get back up again?
If I pull the left lever forward/down it changes gear, but then the lever automatically springs back into upright position, changing back again.
Help? (And no laughing at my complete lack of knowledge. Well, ok you can laugh, but only if it's a jolly good chuckle)
Problem is I have no idea how to work the damn thing.
Sure, pedal, steer, get places exponentially faster than walking (very helpful in getting to class).
But I have no idea how to change gears. Instead of the circular-type levers on the handlebars with the convenient little numbers I have these two little stick things below the handlebars on the vertical pole bit. ...Terminology? What terminology.
I've tried fiddling with these levers and have managed to get myself down to the lowest gear combination possible. But how do I get back up again?
If I pull the left lever forward/down it changes gear, but then the lever automatically springs back into upright position, changing back again.
Help? (And no laughing at my complete lack of knowledge. Well, ok you can laugh, but only if it's a jolly good chuckle)