How To Shift Bike Gears Shimano. For mountain and hybrid style bikes with flat bars you shift the gears via thumb triggers completely separate from your braking system. Push the paddle.

Heres How to Shift Gears on a Road Bike Shimano Version High Low Gear Shifting Explained. The bigger the number the lighter the pedaling will feel. This allows you to use the full range of rear gears.
Shimano STI Shifting Right Shifter Rear Derailleur.
Unique Features of Shimano Tiagra Shifters Components and Uses Left Shifter. A small lever just behind the brake lever shifts the chain onto a smaller cog while the whole brake lever can be pushed to the side to shift to a larger cog. Go the settings menu and select shift timing then make adjustments using the top and bottom buttons on the left switch unit. Shifting gears can sometimes take some time getting used to.

