I got a bicycle the other day and i do not know how to work it.

Question

so i got a new bike the other day. the right handle goes from 1-7. i know what this is . but i don't know what the handle in the left does. it goes from 1-3.

Answer 1

wow alright without making fun of you ill try and explain this

those are gears

1 is super easy 2 is harder and 3 is the hardest on your bike

the harder the gear the faster its possible to go

its essentially the same thing as the "right handle" but its for the front chainrings instead of the back

use it and youll see what it does

Answer 2

Put the left one in "2" and leave it there until you're more comfortable with shifting. On the right side, "1" is first gear and "7" is the highest gear. Start off from a stop using first gear and if your feet get going over 90 rpm, then shift up a gear at a time until your feet are going 90 rpm or slightly less. It is better to spin a lower gear than to lug in a higher one.