I've been riding for years, and I've never really taken the time to explore this subject beyond "Don't shift under load" and "Don't cross-chain". This was a great video.

Beginner cyclist here. YOU just taught me how to shift gears! I am going out right now to put it into practice. Thank you!!

Not sure if this was ever said, but for the front gears on all Shimano 105, Dura Ace and Ultegra, the shifting "tracks" from the smaller gear to the bigger gear are positioned when your right leg is up, and starting to go down. So if you use/apply the shifter from smaller gear to the bigger gear when the right leg is up, and just about to go down, the shifting is much quicker and smoother than any other leg "position" (or pedal rotation). This avoid any chain rubbing and makes the front gear changes much smoother. Cheers!

The double shift may be the most helpful thing I have ever learned in my life! Thank you

it will be great if you includes also a camera on how u change the shiftier simultaneously

My suggestion for 3x drivetrains.. Always start at 2nd gear on front and the middle gear for the rear cogs (for instance in 7 speed the middle is 4th gear) , then start pedaling and if u need to speed up, move to third gear on front and if you feel to add again then go to 5th gear in rear and so on.. And when uphill, from 2x4 move to 1x4 and if you still need some, move to 3rd, 2nd and so on in the rear cogs..

I am 67 next week and cycle road and trail occasional. This video opened my eyes . I never knew the chain line straightness was so important and also the need to take the strain off changing gears. Thank you. Watched video twice now.!

When you were changing gears it was so smooth and satisfying

Great info. Good production too with the camera angle, was an excellent way to show it.

I’ve been practicing this while keeping my cadence at 85-90 , self taught from years of cycling as you mention , dropping down front or going into big ring is too big and totally messes up your rhythm. Nice to see this taught 👍

This is an excellent video, I learnt a lot and I am guilty of some of the mistakes shown. Never shifted front and rear gear together. Thanks a lot

excellent video. i was concerned about changing gears in the front & back at the same time. i am glad that not only is it the right thing to do (when appropriate), but it also takes the load off the chain / drivetrain. thank you for the explanation / clarification!

thanks for the tips. i always never liked changing to the smaller chain ring but now i will.

You explained a complex concept in a non-native language in such a clear and comprehensible way that I’m more impressed by that than the actual tutorial. Well done.

This is one of the most useful skills I have ever learned. Takes some getting used to but this makes descents after immediately steep climbs a lot easier. Though my rear shifter doesn't have multiple clicks to go down more than one gear at a time it's no biggie

Tried double shifting today and it worked very well for me, thanks for the great tutorial.

Finally someone who explained it in such detail with an amazing close-up video! Thank you!

Thank you for this great visual demonstration. I also have a 2 X 11 drivetrain on my MTB and I will remember when to shift to at the front.

Just bought my first road bike. This was super helpful. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video. I got my first road bike yesterday and saw this video a week ago. I cycled 60 km home from the store, and during the ride I practiced this shifting. Compared to a mountain bike, the technique is different and your video helped me a lot.

This simultaneous gear change is most important point and u would find it nowhere on UKposts ❤❤❤

I now finally understand how to change gear wtf. This kind of explanation is what I'm looking for just need to spend a lot of time to practice. Thank you so much!!!! 😊🙋

Beautiful and simple tutorial. Probably the clearest explanation online about this. It took me a while to develop this and this video makes it easy to pass it on to beginners. Keep up with the great videos!

thanks for enlighting on this basics to me as the newbie. I just subscribed to ur channel and watched few more info-tubes. thanks again.

Wow great explanation for me, I'm an everyday commuter cyclist but really didn't know much about optimal shifting and using the gears most effectively.

Thank you so much, this way very informative. My shifting usually is by trial and error :-)

This was the first helpful video I watched based on gear changing.

Before bike computers, we had to memorize our gear ratios and know the crossover points between the cranks and cogs. For example, a crank/cog 42/13 = 53/17. So, 42/13 had too much crossover which is solved by progressing to 53/17. Knowing gear-inches is the equivalent of knowing gear ratios.

Wow, you just changed my life with this technique with the simultaneous shift with crank & drivetrain. Much appreciated!

as a completely new biker .. this is the best video on youtube to learn shifting

This was the most useful video I have watched in a long time! I’m about to get my new bike and had no clue about gears. Now at least I know how not to ruin the chain! Thanks!

Great demo for beginners. I used this video to teach my wife whom is riding for the first time a multi gear bike. Previous to that she was used only to 1 speed freewheels.

The best and most informative video on gear shifting! Thanks!

Great video, as a complete beginner it really helped me understand what the gear changing does.

This is really great information ... I am going to get on the track and practice this all next weekend!!!

you really hit the nail on the head. I found I was already concerning myself with my chain line (I think anyone who pays attention to their bike should) but you did a good job at teaching me about how to avoid those hard shifts. all I could add is to stress what gear you should be in. Don't over exert yourself or your equipment. keep in mind that your bike is a mechanical thing and try to understand what it is doing when you change 6 gears at once up hill... cheers all

Double shifting, definitely giving this one a try, thanks for making this super uncluttered and to the point

Been trying to improve speed and this explained alot very well. Gonna a try it out this weekend

Great presentation 👏. I never liked the excessive noise and quickly shifted. Your teaching has showed me exactly why and what causes the noise. Thank you 😊.

Now that's really a professional advise and real technique from a pro thanks! Feel the comfort in the cadence each time. And the double almost simultaneous action on the derailer and the sprockets is simply brilliant!

Excellent explanation with accurate demonstration. Thanks for super simplifying the concepts needed for safe and easy riding the bike.😊

i have got into cycling just two months ago. i do road cycling and am buying a new road bike soon. your video was very helpful in understanding the maintenance of gear change. i will follow your advice closely

This was an eye opener. I am on the highest gear 80% of the time however this will come in handy on those steeper climbs.

Wicked tip used it today for the first time helps with hills immensely thanks bro keep up the good work

This is the best explanation on gears changing so far, thank you, it's very helpful.

Thank you so much brother for this insightful presentation... The confusion and fear associated with gears are now 80% gone just that 20% of hard work and persistent practice on my part will perhaps help me master the much feared gearing technique especially while riding 😃 Thanks a million ton sir... 👍👍👍

Pedaling a little less before shifting was something I figured out in my own sort of on accident. I never knew there was an actual reason for it. Great video.

Very informative video, thank you for this. Im buying my first road bike and stumbled on this video. So glad i did.

I learned it the hard way, chain fell of like 20 times than i understood when to shift, but for a daily use of a bike (i am 17 so i use it as a car ~15km daily) on flat terrain go 5 on the rear and 3 on the top one, gives a lot of energy and its possible to easy start

I didn’t know that I am already doing this shifting technique, Awesome video!

I have a giant defy advanced 2, and its my first road endurance bike. Just got into gears from a fixie, and super helpful video. I knew about not changing it under load but I didn't know you can shift the rear cogs AND the chainring at the same time. I thought it had to be done 1by1

Ive been told not to change gears at the same time but watching this video I feel confident your ok to change all at the same time!

Wow, I've wondered about this for years, pretty much my whole life. I've asked much more avid cyclists than myself including cyclist that participate in races with expensive racing bikes and no one ever really seemed to understand how gear shifting was suposed to be done given there are two shifters, one for the front sprocket and one for the back. So glad I stumbled across this and finally understand.

I just started on a road bike and happens to look down on my chain and wondered how to make less work for it. Thank you for this video! You explain so clear and the camera angle was a great view! Great job on all your videos

53 years old and I have been doing it wrong all along. Thank you. Great video.

A good mechanic will always be willing to teach us how to maintain our bikes, making them more dependable and safe to ride in any situation we encounter, keeping in mind that a bicycle chain was not designed to have any horizontal play in it. The chain is free to move at the pins to roll over the sprocket and cassette. Cross chain gear selections, over time, will degrade or break the chain and prematurely wear the sprocket and cassette. Thanks for detail explanation. Your chart provided the visual that also helped. Good job.

Just got a new hybird bike! Ive never focused on how to drive the bicycle propely and i wondered if i could go faster easier. This video was really helpful! Now i can go faster without so much fatigue!

Here I thought double shifting was bad, very good video explaining the shifting. Makes total sense, explained. Been practicing early in the morning so that my granny shifting isn't as noticeable😂.

Thank you so much. This video explains a lot. Wished I had watched it before I broke my rear derailleur and chain.

Fàntastic demonstration of economy of motion. Granted I am a rookie mountain biker who hasn't been in the saddle for 20+ years and recently acquired a Felt 9 five and beginning to breath a freedom I have not had in decades. I have had tunnel vision until this video with the mind set of changing gears from one aspect at a time. I am almost imbearest to admit I never considered manipulating both drove sprocket and cassette simultaneously. I also understand now that it is most efficient when chain alignment is most true. Thank you sir for the enlightenment.

Phenomenal video. Incredibly helpful. Thank you.

Very good video. I am new to this. Just bought my 1st moutain e-bike and learning to ride. I have had a little trouble with the chain alignment and went on UKposts to see how its done. Yours was excellent. Many good tips for changing gears. I will go out tomorrow and apply some of your suggestions. Thanks again.

Excellent video! Finally somebody explaining in detail.

Fantaastic video, very well explained - Thank you!

Good camera position perfectly explained amazing knowledge thank u helped me alot

This was the best explanation I've seen thus far. Thanks!

newbie here trying to learn, thanks for the tips man

Thank you for this useful video!! Life changer. Which bike is that , looks awesome

Amazing tutorial. I just discovered the 2 gears I normally cycle with on two different sprockets are the worst possible and aren't going straight. The moment I used the gear equivalent but using a different sprocket to line it up I felt like I was using so much less power - thank you!

Thank you, Sir, you solve my problem. My bike was making some type of horrible sounds when I used to change my bike gears and I asked my bike dealer several times about it, but they just used to made useless excuses. But now I understand the whole thing. Thank you once again 😊

Extremely helpful. Thanks for this superbly detailed tutorial.

since i saw this video i am changing front and back gears simultaneously to create more smooth transition when changing gear. such a great tip : )

Wow great video ... I learned something I never knew or thought about, is to change the front simultaneously as changing the back to avoid cross chain etc. Thanks

😂omg thank you so much I was having troubles while going up hill and this is my first time so I didn't knew much abt gear

I am a 55 year old man and a newbies to MTB. Learn so much from your video. Keep up the good sharing.!!

Thanks for this video. I was confused of gear function. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, finally found a video demonstrating what I believed to be the right way to shift.

very good explanation of the chains but can you also talk more about the gear numbers when on the flat, going uphill and going down hill for beginners

Thanks this was really good. A picture in picture showing the front gears at the same time would be good.

I was riding today and i was thinking to myself about this and wasn't sure what was the right way to do it. Thus video helped me so much. Thanks for doing this vodeo.

Thank you. New to biking so this video helps a lot!

When using front shifter wire til end and worn bolt in button axel, I used smaller sprocets. They are less worn on casette and easy to change gears simultaneously. I had to figure which buttons to push to make shifting higher and lower. Once I got it, it was quite handy. After wire broke, I bought new wire and turned this worn bolt on left hand button. At first changing front gear it made a cling-sound, because it was tighter than usually and springs were maybe on tighter too inside changer button mechanism. I used parts until they break, so the last time will be more difficult and a bit uncomfortable to use, but it works as a strategy.

I've just bought a bike and wondered if I was correct that front sproket needs to line-up with back sprockets to help friction, noise, wear and tear, etc. This video was very helpful, thank you!

Just got my first road bike and can't thank you enough for how you explained the not just the how but WHY

I haven’t ridden in years and just bought a recumbent trike with 24 gears so I’m having a heck of a time learning this. Great into…if I can remember it!

This video was so helpful! Been having a hard time understanding gears and all that

Amazing demonstration. Best tip was changing both rear and front rings together to get smooth shifting and less impact to drivetrain and power.

I've been trying to figure this out for the longest. Best explaination video.

Great video. Explained everything I needed clearly and in perfect detail

Wow v informative and detailed explanation! Thanks!

As a Novice, it's great to see this and actually have confirmed what I've been thinking from the start. Thanks

Thank you for the video. I will take care my new bike as much as the old.

The general idea of how and when to change the gears is helpful, and the gear change will probably be smoother. However, as others have said, it could be explained better and more briefly and in what circumstances you would and would not do it.

Thanks.. it was really a helpful video, I'm learning to ride my first gear cycle.

Good to know. we end up buying expensive bike but fail to learn the basics. keep posting good tips like this one

Beautiful bike, thanks for sharing on How To Change The Gears

I had been double shifting on my 3x7 bike, but mostly just because I liked the feel of it. I guess there was a reason why it felt easier after all!

I’ve returned to a road bike after 25 years. My last one had 12 gears. This has 18. This video was very helpful !!

Thanks very much for sharing the video, very useful knowledge on changing gears

Now I understand what's the difference between high gear & low gear pedaling. Thanks for the info.