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3I. GEARS
ĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌŐĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĂƌĞŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚŚŽǁƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐǁŽƌŬ/ĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŝƐĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ
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dŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌĮƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŚĂŶĚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŐĞĂƌƐdŚĞƐĞĂƌĞǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŽŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ
ǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶŝƐŵŽǀĞĚĂĐĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŵďLJǁĂLJŽĨĂĚĞƌƌĂŝůůĞƵƌ
dŚĞ>Z'^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ>Kt^dŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞĂƐLJƚŽƉĞĚĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞ^D>>^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ,/',^dŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌĚĞƐƚƚŽ
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dŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌĮƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞůĞŌŚĂŶĚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŽŶĞǁŝůůĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚŐĞĂƌƐdŚĞƐĞŐĞĂƌƐǁŽƌŬƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ
ŐĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ^D>>^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ>Kt^dŐĞĂƌ
zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞůĞĐƚĂůŽǁĞƌŐĞĂƌƚŽƐĞƚŽīĂŶĚĂŚŝŐŚĞƌŐĞĂƌŽŶĐĞLJŽƵŐĞƚŐŽŝŶŐDŽƐƚŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƚŽƐŚŽǁƐŚŝĐŚŐĞĂƌ
ŶƵŵďĞƌLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶdƌLJŶŽƚƚŽůĞĂǀĞŝƚƵŶƟůLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐŚĂŶŐĞŐĞĂƌĂƐƚŚŝƐǁŝůůĐĂƵƐĞLJŽƵƚŽůŽƐĞƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůNever
change gear whilst the bike is not moving or the pedals are not turning, as you could damage your gears and move out of adjustment.
ŝŬĞƐĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐĞĂƌƐƐĞƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨĂĐƚŽƌLJďƵƚƐůŝŐŚƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚŵĂLJďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵƌŝĚĞƚŚĞďŝŬĞ/ŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶǁĞǁŝůůĚĞƚĂŝů
ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞŽĨŐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞǁŝůůĂůƐŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƚŽŵĂŬĞƐůŝŐŚƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞ'ĞĂƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚĐŚĂŶŐĞĞĂƐŝůLJĂŶĚƋƵŝĞƚůLJ
/ĨƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞŵzŽƵǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬŽƵƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨŐĞĂƌƐLJŽƵ
ŚĂǀĞdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJďƌĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨŐĞĂƌƐŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝůůƵƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂůůďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂůůŚĂǀĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂŐĞƐ
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