RSX gears

I know this may be a bit basic question, but I've just bought a second hand bike with RSX gears on
it but I'm not sure they are working right. How are they supposed to work? You have 2 leavers under
the brake leavers, are you supposed to push one and it goes up the gears and the other to go down
the gears? Are you supposed to push and hold with you pedal until you are in the right gear?

Cheers

John

 

These sound like STi, the right is for the rear mech, push the inner lever left and it'll change to
a small sprocket, push the brake lever and it will change to a larger sprocket. The left hand levers
are for the front mech, push the right though.

Change one or two at a time and keep pedalling

"Flyer66" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I know this may be a bit basic question, but I've just bought a second
hand
> bike with RSX gears on it but I'm not sure they are working right. How are they supposed to
> work? You have 2 leavers under the brake leavers, are you supposed to push one and it goes up
> the gears and the other to go down the gears? Are you supposed to push and hold with you pedal
> until you are in
the
> right gear?
>
> Cheers
>
> John

 

Thanks,

It does say RSX all over it, is that not the gears? And do you really mean "push the
brake lever and it will change to a larger sprocket" ?

Thanks,

John

"M Series" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> These sound like STi, the right is for the rear mech, push the inner lever left and it'll change
> to a small sprocket, push the brake lever and it
will
> change to a larger sprocket. The left hand levers are for the front mech, push the right though.
>
> Change one or two at a time and keep pedalling
>
>
> "Flyer66" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > I know this may be a bit basic question, but I've just bought a second
> hand
> > bike with RSX gears on it but I'm not sure they are working right. How
are
> > they supposed to work? You have 2 leavers under the brake leavers, are
you
> > supposed to push one and it goes up the gears and the other to go down
the
> > gears? Are you supposed to push and hold with you pedal until you are in
> the
> > right gear?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > John
> >
>

 

Flyer66 wrote:
>
> And do you really mean "push the brake lever and it will change to a larger sprocket" ?

Yes, sideways, inwards. STI's are dual function levers - brake & gears.

~PB

 

Thanks,

Sorted now. Never thought to push the brake levers.

thanks again,

John

"Pete Biggs" <pLime{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Flyer66 wrote:
> >
> > And do you really mean "push the brake lever and it will change to a larger sprocket" ?
>
> Yes, sideways, inwards. STI's are dual function levers - brake & gears.
>
> ~PB

 

Flyer66 wrote:

> Sorted now. Never thought to push the brake levers.

youre not the first. A guy where I work picked up his 105-equipped racer and had to phone the shop
halfway home to find out how to change back down the gears.