Cannondale Chase Series Owner's Manual page 32

d. Which gear should i be in?
The combination of largest rear and smallest
front gears (fig. 16 A) is for the steepest hills.
The smallest rear and largest front combination
(fig. 16, B) is for the greatest speed. It is not
necessary to shift gears in sequence. Instead,
find the "starting gear" which is right for your level
of ability — a gear which is hard enough for quick
acceleration but easy enough to let you start from
a stop without wobbling — and experiment with
upshifting and downshifting to get a feel for the
different gear combinations.
A
1
2
3
Figure 6.
A. Hills
. Smallest front
. Chain
3. Largest rear
B
4
5
B. Greatest Speed
4. Largest front
5. Smallest rear
WaRninG
neveR shift a deRailleUR onto the
laRGest oR the smallest sPRoCket
if the deRailleUR is not shiftinG
smoothly.
The derailleur may be out of adjustment and
the chain could jam, causing you to lose control
and fall.
2. how an internal gear hub drivetrain works
If your bicycle has an internal gear hub drivetrain,
the gear changing mechanism will consist of:
• a 3, 5, 7 or possibly  speed internal gear hub
• one, or sometimes two shifters
• one or two control cables
• one front sprocket called a chainring
• a drive chain
a. shifting internal gear hub gears
Shifting with an internal gear hub drivetrain
is simply a matter of moving the shifter to the
indicated position for the desired gear. After you
have moved the shifter to the gear position of your
choice, ease the pressure on the pedals for an
instant to allow the hub to complete the shift.
b. Which gear should i be in?
The numerically lowest gear () is for the steepest
hills. The numerically largest gear (3, 5, 7 or ,
depending on the number of speeds of your hub)
is for the greatest speed.
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