Re: Need some help, just got some Mtn Bikes...

G wrote:
Okay, be gentle but it been 15 years since I rode a bike and it was a bmx bike. I never did ride a multi-speed controled bike. But my wife wanted to bike ride again. She wanted me to come with her to. But she doens't remeber what the numbers represent on a bike. I have no idea I never rode a bike like this. I almost miss my bmx bike.
So could some one explain what the highers numbers of gears do? Plus we have another controler on the left handle it has horizontal bars as indicators. They get longer in size, what do they do?..
Also could some one direct us to some better bike seats they hurt our assests bad...

Thanx for helping a newbie mtn biker...

Good general bike info can be found at:

http://sheldonbrown.com/beginners/index.html

A lot to learn. If you're pretty fit already, you could avoid all the gears and just get a single speed:

http://sheldonbrown.com/beginners/index.html

Shawn
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