What do the gear changes in my bike mean?

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Tomasz Kalinowski

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You probably bought a Mountain Bike. A 7-Speed to be exact. Okay, the 7 changes are to help minimize the strength needed to peddle. So, for example, if you were to go riding up a hill, the best gear to be on would be 1, because it requires less strength to peddle. Once you're on top of the hill, you can change it to 7 to go faster. Remember, the higher the gear, the heavier the peddling, the faster you go. As for the L and H, L probably stands for Low and H probably stands for High. Every mountain bike has two types of gear changers. One on one side, the other on the other side. If you switch it to L you will probably have an easier time peddling.
 
You probably bought a Mountain Bike. A 7-Speed to be exact. Okay, the 7 changes are to help minimize the strength needed to peddle. So, for example, if you were to go riding up a hill, the best gear to be on would be 1, because it requires less strength to peddle. Once you're on top of the hill, you can change it to 7 to go faster. Remember, the higher the gear, the heavier the peddling, the faster you go. As for the L and H, L probably stands for Low and H probably stands for High. Every mountain bike has two types of gear changers. One on one side, the other on the other side. If you switch it to L you will probably have an easier time peddling.
 
Ok I just bought a bike with gear changes. It has 7 changes. And on the other side it has an L and an H.


I always have it set to 7 and L.


What do all these gear changes mean?
 
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