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KONA OWNER’S MANUAL
ratios. Pedaling in the higher gears requires greater
pedaling effort, 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 effort, 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).
D) Which gear should I be in?
The combination of largest rear
and smallest front gears [Fig.
16] is for the steepest hills.
The smallest rear and largest
front combination [Fig. 16] is
for the greatest speed. It is
not necessary to shift gears
in sequence. Instead, nd 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
explain the type of shifting controls that are on your
bike, and to show you how they work.
The vocabulary of shifting can be pretty confusing.
A downshift is a shift to a “slower” gear, one which
is easier to pedal. An upshift is a shift to a “faster”,
harder to pedal gear. What’s confusing is that what’s
happening at the front derailleur is the opposite of
what’s happening at the rear derailleur (for details,
read the instructions on Shifting the Rear Derailleur
and Shifting the Front Derailleur below). For example,
you can select a gear which will make pedaling easier
on a hill (make a downshift) in one of two ways: shift
the chain down the gear “steps” to a smaller gear at
the front, or up the gear “steps” to a larger gear at
the rear. So, at the rear gear cluster, what is called
a downshift looks like an upshift. 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 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 23
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