If you want to learn how to shift gears on your bike, you'll need a bike that has gears in the first place. Luckily, this is easy to check. Start by looking at the pedals. In the center of the pedals, there should be one or more metal rings with teeth on the outside that fit into the chain. These are thefront gears. Count how many gears you see. Most bikes will have between one and three front gears. Now, look at the back wheel. You should see the chain run from the front gears over a different set of rings at the center of the wheel. These are the rear gears. Count how many you see. If your bike has gears, there will usually be more rear gears than front gears. Some bikes have ten or more. Now, just multiply the number of front gears by the number of rear gears. This tells you the total number of gears your bike has. Some people also call this the number of "speeds." For example, if you have three gears in the front and six gears in the back, your bike has 3 6 = 18 gears (or "speeds"). If you have one gear in the front and seven gears in the back, your bike has 1 7 = 7 gears. Some bikes with more than 8 gears may have overlapping gear combinations. If your bike only has one gear in the front and one in the rear, it has 1 1 = 1 gear. This sort of bike is called a single speed bike. Unfortunately, you can't shift gears on single speed bikes. However, some single speeds may have internal gears in the rear hub.

Summary: Count the number of gears at the base of the pedals. Count the number of gears on the rear wheel. Multiply the two numbers to find how many gears your bike has.

Continue walking down the hallway, reading the signs as needed to get to the nearby baggage claim carousels. You need to claim your baggage even if you are going to board a connecting flight. Check the screen in the baggage area to find the carousel number assigned to your flight, then wait for your bags to appear. By rule you have to claim your bags and check them back in later if you need to board another flight. Give yourself plenty of time to get through security. If you're traveling by boat or bus, you still need to claim your bags. For bus trips, the staff needs to move your bags back onto the vehicle after CBP is done checking them. Walk down the hallway from the baggage area to the customs security checkpoint. In the customs area, you will see a lane labeled "nothing to declare" with a green arrow. The other line, marked with a red arrow, is for travelers with "goods to declare." Choose the correct line to get through customs without a hitch. If you try to sneak through the faster line, security may stop you. Refer back to your customs form to know what you need to declare. After a short wait, you will reach the next checkpoint. Make sure your form is filled out correctly before you get to the CBP officer. They will ask you a few basic questions, such as where you went and what you purchased on your trip. They look for items on the restricted list, contraband, or anything left off the customs form. Be as specific and as prompt as possible when answering. That way, you can get through this checkpoint as quickly as possible. Slow or vague answers make the officers curious and ask more questions. The CBP officers may pick you out of the line for a more thorough inspection. This is rarely personal. The officers can search your bags by hand or with an X-ray machine. They may also ask you more questions about your trip. Giving the agents a hard time will make your day worse. Turn your bags over to them graciously. Remember, they are doing their jobs, not trying to give you a hard time. After the CBP agent waives you through the checkpoint, walk down the hall to end up in the facility lobby. If you're at your final destination, you're free to go. If you need to board another flight at an airport, find the sign that says "connecting flights" or "connecting baggage drop-off." Place your bag on the nearby conveyor belt to send it on its way. Before checking your luggage, make sure tags match your next destination. After putting your luggage on the conveyor belt, you need to pass through a nearby security checkpoint to enter the flight hub. Be sure to place any liquids, gels, and aerosols over 3oz (85g) in your checked luggage, along with any other items restricted by the TSA.

Summary: Move to the baggage claim area to retrieve your luggage. Take your bags to the correct line in customs. Hand the officer your customs form. Listen to the officers if you are chosen for a random search. Continue your trip or leave the facility.

Write a business plan that includes a description of your pizza business, the market you intend to sell to, your marketing strategy, projected revenue, taxes, and start-up costs. There are many types of pizzerias, so spend some time thinking about what kind you want to create. There are family-style pizza joints, pizzerias with traditional wood stoves, buffet style pizza places, pizza by the slice, among others. You should also choose whether you want to offer delivery service or dine in and take out only. There are also many styles of pizza to choose between like Chicago-style deep dish, Sicilian, Neopolitan, thin crust, gourmet, etc. Deciding what kinds of food you want to serve is important, but remember that most pizza consumers prefer quality over quantity. You will also need to decide on what complementary food to serve. You may want to include salads for your more health-conscious customers. Or maybe you'll want to include an excellent dessert menu with tiramisu and flan. Some more common menu items at pizza restaurants are varieties of pasta dishes, breadsticks, calzones. As customers, people are overwhelmed with options for eating out. Why should they choose your restaurant? Think about what you can do to make your restaurant stand out from the crowd. Maybe this means coming up with a cool decorative theme. Maybe it means offering over-the-top customer service every day. Maybe it means you initiate some kind of gimmick like unlimited free drinks if they buy a special cup from your store. Whatever your decision, you need to choose something that will make your customers want to come back to your business (and to pick it in the first place). While buying into a franchise definitely has its perks (already established name brand with loyal customers), going independent means that you have full control over your business and your finances. Your logo is a very important part of branding your product/business. Create a logo (or hire a graphic designer to do so) that is aesthetically pleasing and memorable, but make sure that the logo clearly represents what kind of business you are. People are more attracted to logos that are easy to decipher than those that seem unrelated to a topic.
Summary: Figure out what kind of pizza place you want to open. Figure out a way to set your business apart. Choose between a franchise or an independent operation. Choose a logo.