Am I using my gears correctly?

[lulubel]

Basically "Yeah, get lulubel and her knowledge!"

If only I knew how to maintain it as well

 

[abo]

For The Win.

Basically "Yeah, get lulubel and her knowledge!"

or 'feck the world'...

 

[PK99]

I realise that whilst the bike has in theory 24gears in practice this is not the case. However with the way I am currently riding I am not using anywhere theamount of gears possible, which leads me to my question, is there anythingwrong with my current method of gear selection and or is there any benefits tome using a wider selection i.e. use more of the cogs on the rear cassette witheach of the front chain rings?

have a look here.....

http://southcoastbikes.co.uk/articles.asp?article=Gears

 

[KingstonBiker]

I also have a triple, but with a 9 speed cassette.

I use the small chain ring with anything from the largest to middle sprocket, the middle chain ring with any sprocket, and the large chain ring with anything from the middle to smallest sprocket.

Likewise.

 

[Boyfrom64]

Many thanks to all for replying.

I am going out for a ride tomorrow and will put in to practice what I have read.