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redtrummy · 01-07-23, 09:19 PM

'Even now, after numerous bikes since with the 1 down/4 or 5 up pattern, I sometimes shift in the wrong direction.'

GRY Try having a classic brit bike and a modern one, the gear - brake are on opposite sides. Know the Cub is one down 3 up. Cannot say what Suzys change is but it does clunk going into first. (Going to try some of the tips above.) I get over braking by using the front brake almost exclusively on both.
Years ago I joined an organized cycle tour in Poland, the bikes provided had the front and rear levers reversed, causing one Lady to fall off and I wondered why I kept locking the rear wheel before we realised why.

01-07-23, 09:19 PM	#5
redtrummy Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: N W Leicestershire Posts: 249	Re: 1st gear clunks 'Even now, after numerous bikes since with the 1 down/4 or 5 up pattern, I sometimes shift in the wrong direction.' GRY Try having a classic brit bike and a modern one, the gear - brake are on opposite sides. Know the Cub is one down 3 up. Cannot say what Suzys change is but it does clunk going into first. (Going to try some of the tips above.) I get over braking by using the front brake almost exclusively on both. Years ago I joined an organized cycle tour in Poland, the bikes provided had the front and rear levers reversed, causing one Lady to fall off and I wondered why I kept locking the rear wheel before we realised why.