How To Adjust Road Bike Shifters. Tension the cable properly. Stationed below the handlebars staying clear of the riders teeth during a crash.
Twist shifters - Rotating the shifter on the handlebar acts as a pulley tightening or loosening the shift cable. If you push it in towards the bike you operate the shifters. I also like to drop my cable tension as low as possible.
For every click of your rear derailleur shifter the derailleur should move the chain one complete gear change.
Start with the chain in the smallest cog. A common setup on a road bike adapted for climbing is a compact road crankset with 50-34 chainrings and an 11-32 cassette which gives a lowest gear of 3432 or a ratio of 1061. How do I adjust my bike shifters. Adjust the high limit screw usually marked with an H.
