Will I remember this, or not? I\’m not the greatest at mechanical things to begin with.

I recently had the rear derailer on my hybrid replaced. I had started having problems with the shifting. When I tried to shift from the biggest cog (#1) to the second biggest (#2), it didn\’t feel like I was in second gear. I kept hearing odd, clicking sounds. After at least a minute, the bike might actually shift. Keep that up too long, and I\’m liable to wear out the cassette!

After work I stopped by the bike shop. They showed me how to adjust the rear derailer.

There\’s a kind of elongated knob where the cable goes into the handlebars. I think I see it in this pic. Look carefully at this right-hand brake lever; see that dark-colored thing? It\’s just above a similar-shaped knob that\’s silver/white.

If I\’m having trouble shifting to smaller cogs (i.e. harder gears), turn that knob away from the saddle. Don\’t do much at one time; not even a full turn. If shifting from small cogs back to larger ones is a problem, do the opposite.

Will I remember that? I hope that my having composed this blog will help.