Workshop
Understand your equipment
Move the parts. Understand the mechanism.
Four small mechanical examples. Choose, operate and follow what happens.
Choose a mechanism
Turn the pedal
Turn the crank. Follow the chain, rear sprocket and wheel.
Squeeze the brake
Pull the lever and see where contact happens.
Move the saddle
Down for a descent. Up for pedalling. Watch what the remote does.
Lean onto an edge
Roll the ski or snowboard section and follow its contact with the snow.
A simplified illustration, not an exact model of your equipment.