Gear Shifting in Cycling

Reviewer Clear, complete, no fluff - ideal first lesson on shifting.

Moderator Bang on. Names every drivetrain part, explains ratios, then walks through operating mechanical and electronic Shimano and SRAM shifters, when to shift, and the dos/donts. Core of the video is gear shifting.

Reviewer Covers the whole topic correctly in two minutes — solid.

Moderator Squarely bicycle gear shifting: explains cassette cog sizes, when to shift for hills vs flats, chainring use, cross-chaining to avoid, and easing off the pedals when shifting. This is the sub-skill itself, not adjacent content.

Reviewer About as clean a how-to as this gets.

Moderator Step-by-step limit-screw and indexing adjustment for a rear derailleur - the mechanical foundation of good gear shifting.

Reviewer Clear, accurate beginner guide — exactly what a newcomer needs.

Moderator Bang on. The whole video is what gears are, cadence, big vs little ring, cassette easy/hard cogs, and when to change gear. Core topic is shifting, nothing off-piste.

Reviewer Excellent - explains every groupset shifter clearly.

Moderator Entirely about operating the shifters across Shimano, SRAM and Campagnolo, plus cross-chaining. Exactly the skill.

Reviewer Thorough and clear; a great way to learn shifting.

Moderator Whole video is how to shift gears: front/rear shifters, chain rings, cassette, cadence, anticipating climbs, releasing pedal pressure, cross-chaining. Bullseye.

Reviewer Excellent for beginners - hits the mistakes new riders make.

Moderator How To Change Gear - exactly the skill. Explains the balance of cadence vs effort, front vs rear, where the levers are, practicing safely, anticipating terrain, easing pedal pressure to shift, crosschaining.

Reviewer Fixes a mistake most new climbers make — coasting into the hill.

Moderator Directly about how to shift when entering a sustained climb — dropping to the small ring early, working through gears in small steps, holding cadence. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Small but genuinely useful timing tip.

Moderator Specifically about shifting down before standing out of the saddle to stabilize cadence. Squarely gear-shifting technique, just a narrow slice of it.

Reviewer Clean, thorough mechanical teaching.

Moderator Front derailleur adjustment tutorial covering cage height, rotation, and limit screws - directly enables correct shifting.

Reviewer Thorough and correct mechanical diagnosis.

Moderator Directly about diagnosing and fixing rear derailleur shifting problems - cable friction, bent hangers, chain/shifter compatibility. Core to making gear shifting actually work.

Reviewer Solid, complete beginner shifting tutorial.

Moderator Entire episode is how gears work and how to shift - cassette, chainrings, front vs rear, when to change. Dead on the skill.

Reviewer Solid beginner lesson, just gets a bit repetitive by the end.

Moderator A from-scratch explanation of gear shifting aimed explicitly at total beginners: what high/low gears mean, chainring layout, when to upshift/downshift, telltale signs like bouncing on the saddle. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Practical, correct, easy to follow.

Moderator Squarely about improving gear shifting — indexing, barrel adjuster, cable friction, cable routing.

Reviewer Clear, accurate beginner gear lesson from credible coaches.

Moderator Whole video is a beginner walkthrough of what each lever does, when to shift, anticipating climbs, and cross-chaining. Teaching gear shifting IS the video.

Reviewer Solid, clear intro to when and how to shift - good starting point.

Moderator Left lever for big jumps, right lever for fine adjustment, shift down before hills and stops - this is exactly how and when to change gears while riding.

Reviewer Detailed, professional-grade walkthrough.

Moderator Gear cable replacement is core maintenance for shifting performance — squarely relevant.

Reviewer Clean, correct beginner shifting guide.

Moderator Chainrings, cassette, which is harder/easier, front vs rear use, cadence. Core topic is shifting.

Reviewer Solid and accurate, gets a bit math-heavy for newcomers.

Moderator Covers parts, speeds, high/low gears, ratios, when to shift, shifting front before the extremes, crosschaining and indexing. Squarely about understanding and using gears.

Reviewer Good foundational mechanism explanation.

Moderator Explains how a rear derailleur actually works mechanically - foundational knowledge behind gear shifting, though more theory than hands-on shifting technique.

Reviewer The clearest of the bunch - explains why, not just what to turn.

Moderator A complete, well-reasoned front derailleur adjustment - disconnect cable, set height/angle, set limits, then tension - all in service of clean shifting.

Reviewer Solid pro tips, wanders a bit at the end.

Moderator Cadence range, selecting the gear early, avoiding shifting under load, avoiding cross-chain extremes - that is shifting. Drifts into cleaning and limit screws near the end.

Moderator Shifting around out-of-the-saddle efforts: go one or two gears harder before you stand, sit first on the way down, find the right gear, then shift easier. Never shift easier while standing. A specific, practical shifting situation and fully on the skill.

Reviewer Sharp, practical advice with reasons: gear up before you stand so there's something to push against, sit before you shift down or you lose speed. One scenario, but a common mistake.

Reviewer Sound pro shifting advice, slightly rambly.

Moderator Chain line, avoiding cross-chain extremes, shifting to the little ring before a climb, not changing under load. Squarely shifting technique. Auto-captions are garbled but the content is on-skill.

Reviewer Clear, practical, easy to apply.

Moderator Five tips for using your gears - front for big changes, rear for fine-tuning, avoid crosschaining, manage cadence, anticipate terrain and stops. Directly the shifting skill.

Reviewer Good core concept, though the delivery is pretty rambling -- stick with it.

Moderator This is squarely the riding skill -- anticipating chain line across terrain, shifting before or with reduced load, avoiding cross-chaining -- exactly what the sub-skill describes.

Reviewer Simple, correct fix for stiff shifting - practical maintenance know-how, well explained.

Moderator Park Tool tech video specifically diagnosing and fixing stiff/sticky shifting by lubricating the derailleur cables and housing. It's about the mechanical side of gear shifting (why shifts feel heavy, how to fix it) rather than in-the-saddle shifting technique, but it's squarely about gear shifting performance and maintenance.

Reviewer Thorough, correct walkthrough of dialing in your rear shifting.

Moderator This is keeping your gears actually shifting properly - high/low limit screws and indexing on a rear derailleur. Different angle from riding technique, but still squarely about getting your gear shifting right.

Moderator A full troubleshooting pass on why a bike won't shift - lubrication, straightening a bent hanger, then limits and cable tension. Squarely about fixing gear shifting.

Reviewer Well-organized, practical fix - easy to follow along with your own bike.

Reviewer Excellent, clear mechanical walkthrough.

Moderator This is about adjusting the front derailleur - the mechanical setup that makes clean gear shifts possible. It's mechanical maintenance rather than riding technique, so it's adjacent to 'gear shifting' as a skill rather than dead-center, but a badly set up mech makes good shifting impossible so it's genuinely relevant supporting knowledge.

Reviewer Clear on what each lever does, but it's Shimano-style logic and stops there: nothing on when to shift, anticipating hills or avoiding cross-chaining.

Moderator Lever-by-lever road-bike shifting: at the cassette, big lever to a bigger cog for hills, small lever to a smaller cog for flats and speed; at the front, small lever to the small ring for easier, big lever to the big ring for speed. Squarely on how to shift.

Reviewer Correct quick tips, but too brief to learn from alone.

Moderator Short tips on changing gear more efficiently - preempt the climb, shift to the inner ring early, ride a lighter gear at higher cadence, dont grind the big ring up a hill. On-skill, just brief.

Reviewer Basic but correct -- a fine starting tip.

Moderator Description is squarely gear-shifting advice -- easier gear climbing, harder descending, small changes. Directly the sub-skill even without a transcript.

Reviewer Decent, basic gearing pointers.

Moderator Gearing is one of the five tips — chainring choices, shifting down before the climb, not crunching gears under load. Real but one slice of a climbing video.

Reviewer Clear, useful setup guide.

Moderator About positioning the shifters on the bars for comfort — adjacent to gear shifting (it's shifter ergonomics, not the shift mechanism or technique itself) but still bike-shifting-hardware related.

Reviewer Useful buying advice, not a shifting lesson.

Moderator Covers the practical differences between mechanical and electronic shifting — cable stretch, shift feel, reliability, cost — which does bear on how/why you shift the way you do, even though it's framed as a buying comparison rather than shift technique.

Moderator Same territory - front and rear derailleur limit screws to fix bad shifting - just told in a much less organized way.

Reviewer Right idea, but hard to follow well enough to actually do it yourself.

Reviewer Excellent home-mechanic shifting-setup hacks.

Moderator This is derailleur setup - limit screws, cable pre-stretch, indexing, bent hanger. It is about making the shifting system work on the stand, not the riding skill of when and how to shift. Tangential to the on-bike skill.

Reviewer Well-made explainer - on gear choice, not shifting itself.

Moderator This is a buying/setup guide - 1x vs 2x, gear range and ratio tradeoffs for gravel. It touches how jumps affect cadence and shifting, but the skill here is gear shifting (the act), and this is mostly about choosing a drivetrain. Tangential.

Reviewer Great science-based video — wrong skill though.

Moderator This is a seated-vs-standing physiology deep-dive. It mentions dropping a gear or two when you stand and how cadence preference links to sitting or standing — but gear shifting is not the subject. Tangential.