Gears on 50 year old Peugeot?
01-03-19 | 08:58 PM
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Gears on 50 year old Peugeot?
Hello -- I've had this bike for 50 years but never learned to shift gears -- always rode on flat terrain without pushing the speed much. However, now I'll be riding with a group of people who like to ride fast and I don't know how to shift gears to do this. The gears are on the frame of the bike, not on the handlebars. There is a left and right gear shift lever on the frame. Please tell me how I shift these gears. Thanks!
01-03-19 | 09:09 PM
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01-04-19 | 10:12 AM
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Hello -- I've had this bike for 50 years but never learned to shift gears -- always rode on flat terrain without pushing the speed much. However, now I'll be riding with a group of people who like to ride fast and I don't know how to shift gears to do this. The gears are on the frame of the bike, not on the handlebars. There is a left and right gear shift lever on the frame. Please tell me how I shift these gears. Thanks!
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