What Is The Best Gear To Ride A Mountain Bike On Flat Surfaces ?

ok riding my bike is entirely too much work i have a mongoose and i just cant seem to ever gain speed with it ive tried shifting through all the gears and i either am peadling too fast so i shift up and then its way too much work, with no inbetween i assumed i was just out of shape untill i road my friends bike which worked exactly like a bike should i pedal and i propel forward with not a whole lot of work
so does anyone know why this happens and how i can fix it?

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extitude said:

First off you want a pair of slick/street tires.
Less rolling resistance and less pedaling resistance.
Keep the air preasure high.
Many bikes sold are equiped with front and rear gears that are there because of cost,not because of thought [gear ratios]
At times to change a crank with another can assist greatly.
Here’s a few links that can be helpfull for those whom wish to learn about gear ratios.http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/P…http://www.panix.com/~jbarrm/cycal/cycal…http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/
I hope that this can be of some help to you

# 14 February 2010 at 2:19 am

Bob A said:

Sounds like you have a full suspension bike from a department store. If it is, there is nothing you can do short of getting another bike.
You can check the tire pressure and keep it at the max rating that’s marked on the side of the tire.
If you have a rear shock, adj it so the spring is compressed more.

# 14 February 2010 at 6:31 am

Doug Pluto said:

I ride my Mountain Bike on level surfaces by keeping the front sprocket in the middle of the three sprockets and then selecting the 5th or 6th of the eight sprockets on the rear. If yours is a “24 speed” Mountain Bike like mine, this means you have three sprockets in the front and eight sprockets in the back. Enjoy !

# 14 February 2010 at 9:55 am

bplem said:

simple, get a bike that does not have all that springy crap.

# 14 February 2010 at 1:41 pm