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PART 1
4.D  Shifting Gears
138690 Rev2 (10/22)
Section 4. Tech
Cannondale Bicycle Owner’s Manual
The way to keep things straight is to
remember that shifting the chain in towards
the centerline of the bike is for accelerating
and climbing and is called a downshift.
Moving the chain out or away from the
centerline of the bike is for speed and is
called an upshift.
Whether upshifting or downshifting, the
bicycle derailleur system design requires that
the drive chain be moving forward and be
under at least some tension. A derailleur will
shift only if you are pedaling forward.
CAUTION
Never move the shifter while pedaling
backward, nor pedal backwards
immediately after having moved the
shifter. This could jam the chain and cause
serious damage to the bicycle.
b. Shifting the Rear Derailleur
The rear derailleur is controlled by the right
shifter.
The function of the rear derailleur is to move
the drive chain from one gear sprocket to
another. The smaller sprockets on the gear
cluster produce higher gear ratios.
Pedaling in the higher gears requires greater
pedaling eort, but takes you a greater
distance with each revolution of the pedal
cranks. The larger sprockets produce lower
gear ratios. Using them requires less
pedaling eort, but takes you a shorter
distance with each pedal crank revolution.
Moving the chain from a smaller sprocket of
the gear cluster to a larger sprocket results in
a downshift. Moving the chain from a larger
sprocket to a smaller sprocket results in an
upshift. In order for the derailleur to move
the chain from one sprocket to another, the
rider must be pedaling forward.
c. Shifting the Front Derailleur:
The front derailleur, which is controlled by
the left shifter, shifts the chain between the
larger and smaller chainrings. Shifting the
chain onto a smaller chainring makes
pedaling easier (a downshift). Shifting to a
larger chainring makes pedaling harder (an
upshift).
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