Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
It sounds like the bike shop does not know how to adjust a 3 speed correctly because the transmission is getting stuck or lost in between gears. My Sturmey Archer 3 speed used to do this if the bike hit a hard bump and it would knock the tranmission between gears. I'm surprised this happens to a new bicycle but it can be fixed because the cables stretch as someone stated and will need to be adjusted. well.
I'm not aware of how a SRAM 3 speed works but it's similar principle as a Sturm Archer hub. Go to the Sram site and see how to make this slight adjustment.
Thank you for such good advice. I found the site immediately and looked to see just what needed to be done. Looked the pictures, and sort of wondered. Then went to look at my bike. The plot thickens. As shown on the Biria site they say it is a SRAM. Well.....my bike has this: Shimano Nexus written on it.
I just wanted a bicycle that would work and thought I'd go to a bike shop to find one. I have not a clue on different parts, etc. Why wouldn't it have the gears that was shown on the web site I wonder. I haven't been able to find a good page on the Nexus gears. Are they cheaper, the same, etc., ?
There is a small window the size of my thumb that says "set" and a yellow mark on top and through the window you see another yellow mark. They are almost aligned. Looks like you would use an Allen wrench, but I'm not sure which way to turn, or even if I should. Or it looks like one could take off a little black cover with a Phillips screwdriver and get in there. I don't' have a set of Allen wrenches.
After riding it some more, it comes out of 2nd gear. All of a sudden, I'm just peddling and I'm just rotating the peddles and nothing happens. In 3rd gear there is really too much play in each down stroke.
I haven't called the bike shop yet, it is 80 miles away. You probably all know what you buy when you buy a bike, but would you be upset if the Biria website said that original equipment was something else?
I am wondering if he will let me take it back and get a different brand at this point. It seems to be a reputable bike shop and carries a lot of bicycles. I do like the design though.
Would appreciate more thoughts. I wished I had run across a thread like this on the internet when I was looking at it. But found no discussions on a Biria at all.