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OWNER’S MANUAL 2021 | ROAD BIKE
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The shifters are positioned and actuated like the mechanical gears:
With a Di2 you must only press control buttons, instead of pressing the entire
brake lever or the lever positioned behind inward as is the case with usual dual
control shifters from Shimano. Shift to the larger sprockets by pressing the long
control button on the side of the brake lever. When you press the triangular
control button that is behind the brake lever the chain moves onto the smaller
cogwheels.
With Shimano and SRAM bar end shifters (a) for triathlon and time trial use the
shifting lever is pressed downward to move the chain to the smaller sprockets to
achieve a higher gear and to the smaller chainrings to achieve a lower gear. By
pulling the shifter upwards you can shift to the larger chainrings or sprockets.
The shifters for flat bars (b) are located underneath the handlebars. The right-
hand, big shifter is actuated with the thumb. The chain moves on larger sprock-
ets, i.e. to lower gears. The smaller shifter is actuated either with the index finger
(c) or with the thumb and shifts into the other direction. By actuating the big
shifter with the thumb on the left side you shift to the larger chainring, i.e. to a
higher gear ratio.
WARNING
Always wear straight-cut trousers or use trouser clips or the like to make
sure your trousers do not get caught in the chain or the chainrings. Risk of
falling!
Shifting gears under load, i.e. while pedalling hard, can make the chain slip. At
the front derailleur the chain may even slip off the chainrings and result in an
accident! At least the service life of the chain will be shortened considerably.
If there is play between bearing shaft and cranks, they can slip off and sus-
tain damage. Risk of falling!
Practise switching gears in a place free of traffic until you are familiar with
the functioning of the brake lever/shifter units or the shifters of your SCOTT
road bike.
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