There is no resistance when I pedal my bike, how do I 'set' the gears?

Question

The pedals go round but nothing else does. A friend said that I need to 'set' the gears. He described putting it in second gear and looking through a hole! Could anyone describe the process step by step for me please? It is a 3 speed sturmey archer, about 20 years old.

Answer 1

Take a look at http://sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer.h... and scroll down to the heading "3-speed cable adjustment." It will tell you what to do.

HTH