Good question. I could not tell how many gears the bike had. I thought it was a 3x9 speed 105 in which I was going to upgrade from my sora parts to 105 nd then keep the bike around as a spare or to build up as touring bike or bad weather bike. Probably worth skipping out on this? Totally appreciate the info as I have like none other than that picture and the guy said he bought it used but it's slightly too small for him.