📘 A click becomes cable movement
A click becomes cable movement
11
lessons
~10 min
to learn
🔬 Science
subject
Adults
level
What you’ll learn
- The command
- The cassette
- The derailleur
- The linkage
- The spring
- The shift
- Index spacing
- Travel limits
- Cable adjustment
- Load and timing
- The complete path
Questions this course answers
What does the indexed shifter primarily change?
Each click places the shifter and cable at a designed position.
What is the derailleur's upper pulley for?
The guide pulley steers the chain onto the chosen sprocket.
What force returns the derailleur when cable tension is released?
The derailleur spring supplies the opposing return force.
What do limit screws establish?
They keep the guide pulley within the cassette's intended range.
Why can heavy pedaling make a shift harsher?
A heavily loaded chain has less freedom to move across sprockets.
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