FINALLY AFTER ALL THE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS IS THE ONE THAT HELPS ME

Best explanation in youtube. Explained in a layman's terms. All those other videos not getting to the point. All you need to know how to go fast and how to climb. What's the hardest and what's the easiest.

I’m in my 50’s and last time I have ridden bikes was when I was in my teens. And now I just got a used bike and will try to ride again.

I am just purchased a new bike. It has been 30 years since i last rode a bike. The bike back then had 3 gears. The new bike has 27 gears. Your KZfaq programme has helped me sort out the new gearing system. This has been a big help to me, so thank you.

Really helpful thank you!! Since my boyfriend does a lot of racing and I do a lot of hills around town running errands, I came up with a dumb way to remember this so I stop wearing myself out using the wrong gears. Here, Butt refers to the cassette in the back, and Arms refers to the gears in front. Big butt, small arms climbs hills. Small butt, big arms wins races. And now you have to think about butts!!!

Only bought my bike last week was struggling to understand gears...this is the best video I've watched...very clear..brilliant... Thnks

Finally I’ve got someone who explains very nicely when to use of various gears and which type of bike to buy. Thanks so much 👍🏽

Finally! A video that actually makes sense and explains things in an easy-to-follow and easy-to-understand way for people like me who don't know that much about bikes. Thanks! Thumbs up!

By far the best guide on KZfaq. A lot of information in between, but the ones I wanted to know was which is best for hills going up or down... and which gears are easiest to petal and which are hardest to Peter etc.

Perfect! Simple and sweet is exactly what I needed. I got a bike from Walmart and I have a suspicion it wasn't chained properly. The gears on my handlebars don't seem to match with where the chain is on the gears. But now I now how to tell. So thank you!

Great job, I have watched a ton of videos trying to figure out how to use my gears. This one was the best!

Thanking God you made this video! I’ve never met a biker who’s been able to explain gears in a way that anyone could understand!

Thank you. Out of all the videos and articles I have seen so far, this the best and most simple to understand.

Thanks for the video. I understood like 70% of it, better than other videos on the same topic.

Great straight forward explanation with awesome editing too! Thanks.

awesome..nobody explained it this way..makes sense now that u did...great work

Industry standard for "speeds" is to multiply the number of chainrings by the number of cogs in the back. That gives you your total number of speeds. That's important because 2 chainrings and 11 cogs combined give you much more than 11 distinct gear ratios. Using your bike as an example, the industry-standard number of speeds is 22. Technically speaking, you only have 21 speeds, because being in gear combo 1,5 and gear combo 2,2 duplicate a gear ratio of 2:1. You also have near-duplication at 1,7 and 2,3...but they're distinct enough. According to industry standard, you have 22 speeds on your bicycle. Practically speaking you have like 16-17 usable speeds. That said, fewer and fewer people refer to gearing in that manner, and manufacturers are getting away from it in their marketing as well. The cat has been out of the bag for some time that more speeds doesn't necessarily = better. This is why it has become much more commonplace with MTB's to refer to it by (# of Chainrings) x (# of Cogs). You don't hear many people on the trail talking about their drivetrain as an 11 speed or an 18 speed anymore. It's usually "one by eleven" or "two by nine." When people talk in number of speeds it's usually someone with a 1x.

I want to thank you for taking your time and fully explaining how the gears on a bike work!!! I never knew what you explained. Best regards, Bob

Just what I was looking for! Great video and crystal clear explanation. Thank you!

Super simple, short and sweet. Thanks bro!

Plain and simple! Great Video, just what I was looking for.

You explained everything very well and in an easy to learn way, thank you for helping me figure out my gears!

thank you for making this video i have never had the gearing explained this way before and now i get it. well done.

I'm new to cycling, this explanation is excellent. Simple, to the point.

One of the best videos about this topic!

Thank you for a great job, easy to be understood without any complications on explaining how gears work.

Thanks man I just fixed up my old bike and this really helped me to learn how to properly use my bike, I don't even have a 9 speed I have an old 7 speed bike but I hope to upgrade as I start riding more.

Great video and very helpful. I am a beginner and still learning about this very complex sport. Thank you!

Every other video was confusing compared to this one. Cheers mate

NEW subscriber! This is the first video I watch from this channel, already loving it! thanks for the pearls!💃🏻

Have seen quiet of videos on cycle gears. Yours was the best explanation i have heard and understood. Keep up the good work.

Thank you man. This video explains everything easy and quick! Thank you

Thanks for explaining this in a way that's easier to understand. This is a good video to jumpstart learning about biking

Good job man! I watched a couple of other vids on the subject and yours was the cleanest by far.

Omg u r so perfect while explaining .. I also understood!!

just started with cycling. Awesome explaination! I finally get it! Also, I just learned that my bike is even worse than I thought! You say 11 speed I have 7 speed....

By far THE MOST SIMPLEST and IN DEPTH Explanation of the Gear systems in Cycle I've seen so far. THANK YOU Bro ! Looking forward to more informative videos from you...

I have seen like 5 videos and didn't understand.. you really did a good job and it is sooooo clear . Thank you

I'm new to riding bikes with gears and I just bought my first bike in 30 years. It has 7 gears in the rear and 3 in the front. This explanation was what I needed to get a basic understanding. I have to wonder why the largest gear at the back wheel isn't named #1 or first gear since it's the gear for low speed. It would be less confusing that way with #1 designating the slow gear on both front and back. Wouldn't it?

Brilliant explanation. You made this gear thing easy. Thanks.

The best no time wasting . Briliant video what i was searching Got it right here .thanks buddy.👍👍👍

Great job I just moved from my mountain bike to my new road bike. It's like moving from a bomber plane to a fighter jet. This really helped out a lot thank you! Cheers!

This is the best explanation on Gears. Thank you very much

THIS WAS SO HELPFUL!!! Thank you!

The exact video I've been looking for explaining how to use my gears. Thanks! New subscriber here :D

Great video ! Thank you so much for putting all the required information about the gears together for an amateur like me. It couldn’t have been put in any other simpler manner. Good job dude. 👍🏻

Exactly the video I needed man, thank you brother!

I watched your video and it all made sense!! Biking without the BS!! Thanks! 😄😄

Best explanation so far! Thank you

Very helpful and easy to understand video! Thank you

You explain most simply. Thanks.

it makes perfect sense if you think about it, its about leverage. On your crank gear you have a distance between the axis and the place in the diameter where you're applying power. On the final drive its that same variable, the distance or radius from the center of rotation to the edge of the current gear

"Get at least a 10" *Looks at my seven speed*😶

For me it‘s easier to rember when thinking about it this way: When the chain goes diagonally from lower left to upper right, then the gesr is hard because it resembles an uphill section. When the chain goes from upper left to lower right, the gear is easy, because it resembles a downhill section. I hope it makes sense. Just follow the chain position.

that is what I was looking for thank you for your easy explanation

Fantastic explanation! Thanks a lot. 🙏🏼

Thank you so much you are the only one who summed it up right

Thanks a lot Art of Cycling :) Best explanations yet! :D

Thanks brother. Really understand how the gear works👌👍 keep up the great work

Great and simple to understand on first time watching

Outstanding video! Very helpful.

Appreciate the clarity!

Video was simple and very easy to understand just got into biking with gears

I can't see that more than 7 gears are ever needed for most people. The redundancy of some gear ratios eliminates the need for multiple similar combinations. The Saturday and Sunday morning riders on $1000-$2000 bikes make me scratch my head.

Great explanation but I still don't understand how that applies to the little gear toggles on the handles.

Outside Gears (front and back) = hard and fast. Inside Gears (front and back) = easy and slow

Awesome! Didn’t know then! Now I know now! Thanks dude!

This helped me out alot. Thank you very very much

The easiest way to understand is: A- When engage the biggest gear (pedal or driven) to the smallest gear on the back wheel (driver) each turn from the pedal spins the back wheel about 6 times or so, which means, more speed and less torque. B- When engage the smallest gear (pedal or driven) to the biggest gear on back wheel (driver) each turn from the pedal spins less than on A. Botton line: More speed less torque, less speed more torque. To climb hills, more torque, to go faster less torque more speed. Any car has the same mechanism we can't see inside the transmission.

I learned more about gear ratio in this one video than a month of IT in middle school 🤦‍♂️

You are the best brother. You clear my don't

Thank you! This video really helped!!

Brilliant! Thanks. Great info. Cheers

Awesome video. Thanks!!

Great information. Thanks!

That's how you explain to a newcomer. Cant get easy then this. Thanks buddy.

Thank you! This is perfect for beginners

Wow you are the best thanks watched a lot of videos but you explain it the best.

That’s the way to explain nursery class good job

Thanks for the explanation, it helped a lot!

Oh FINALLY?!! i have watched so many vuds telling the gears but they are sooo confusing and it always ended on 90 rpm like how am i a beginner going to calculate dat ? This was sooo simple

i learned a lot about gears, thanks!

Sob!!! I read the front 10 spd but the back is 9!!!! Thanks for the explanation.

Love the explanation. Thanks

Very informative and self explanatory 🙏🏽

Thank you for simplifying that !!!

Thanks for the explanation, so front vs rear, which one should I be adjusting most when cycling.

What is a good front/rear gear to start cold with (when stopped) on a flat surface with no wind? I tend to wobble some when I start off. I have been riding with small/small cogs.

this is really good. thanks for this. now It all make sense to me

Only way to understand what he means by taking forever to switch gears is by riding your bike id assume. My 8 speed domane al 2 2020 took that mother out the other day when i realized my breaks are also gear shifts. I was shifting alot of my left n really anxious i broke the damn thing. But in the video you helped me a bit rationalize what was really going on. Gonna put it into focus next ride tysm

I have a 9-speed bike (with three chain rings in the front). I'm absolutely a beginner to all this terminolgy but I'm thinking I want more gears to hit higher speeds going downhill.

This was very helpful and well conveyed

Thanks…you made really simple!

Well explained! Thanks!!!

Thank you! Very helpful.

Prefectly explained

Excellent video-Thanks!! DD

Excellent video. Thank you.

Great video. Thanks.

I have a Marin Terra Linda which is speed . I love it and am riding more each week. This seems to have all the speeds I need, not sure why a 9 speed would be belittled.