Phooey Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Guys, this may seem like a really weird question but here goes. I was out on an errand yesterday evening and now that I am a lot more relaxed on the bike I rode with a bit more conviction and didn't think too much about the process of riding and just rode Now, on a couple of occasions I noticed that my left foot seemed to be getting hooked under the gear lever. Sort of 'stuck' between the footpeg and the gear change lever. Now I don't have big feet by any stretch of any imagination! Size 9 boots!Has anyone else experienced this? Is it just me pushing my foot too far forward? Or is there a way to adjust the pegs? I know the guy I bought the bike from was a tiny little guy about 5' 6" and very tiny feet. Could he have made an adjustment to suit his feet? I can't see anything obvious on the bike but hay, what do I know! I struggled changing the headlight bulb Quote
Chrissb6 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Hi, you can adjust the lever undo the pinch bolt on the lever, slide the lever off the spline gear shaft and rotate it upwards one pitch retighten the pinch bolt and see how that feels. Hope this helps Quote
Phooey Posted January 28, 2014 Author Posted January 28, 2014 Sounds simple enough. Thanks Chris. Quote
Chrissb6 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Sounds simple enough. Thanks Chris. Hi just a note, you might have to completely remove the bolt from the lever, sometimes the bolt sit's in a grove on the gear lever shaft and won't allow the lever to come off the shaft without first removing the bolt. Quote
Joeman Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Ride with balls of feet on the pegs ( as you're supposed to) and it wont happen Quote
mealexme Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Ride with balls of feet on the pegs ( as you're supposed to) and it wont happen same. It took me years to do this though as I always used to cover the brakes and gears Quote
Phooey Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Ride with balls of feet on the pegs ( as you're supposed to) and it wont happen Now that might be part of the problem I was resting the ball of my right foot on the peg to avoid inadvertent illumination of the break light but my left foot was further forward with the instep sat on the peg. So when I change gear a lot of my foot is under the lever and not just my toes! Will give that a try before moving the lever.Thanks. Quote
Thinkbiker Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Make any adjustments so that the bike fits you and is comfortable and easy to operate.Then and only then consider you own technique.Trying to ride around an issue is a recipe for dissaster Quote
Joeman Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Make any adjustments so that the bike fits you and is comfortable and easy to operate.Then and only then consider you own technique.Trying to ride around an issue is a recipe for dissasterI'd have to disagree. Most bikes are very well setup for most riders. If a rider finds it uncomfortable to ride a standard bike and feels the need to radically adjust the bike to suit their style then its fair to question if their style is needs adjusting firstAdjusting the bike first and riding style second is a sure fire way to get into very bad habits making it difficult to transition to other bikes. Quote
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