Learn More About Mountain Bikes And Their Parts

By Paige Thompson


A mountain is actually made by a lot of different parts. You can become a better rider if you learn more about these parts.

An essential bicycle if you are interested in riding down or up some hills or other varied terrain are mountain bikes. Mountain bikes are able to handle this kind of riding thanks to its many parts and they are listed below.

All about crank. From the pedal to the bottom bracket is where this lever goes. It is responsible for transferring the power from you to the chain rings so that you can go and keep going.

All about chains. This is the circular links that helps to transfer your power to the cogs.

What is a chain ring? This is the rings with teeth that hold the chain in place. These are also attached to the crank.

What is a bottom bracket? This is what is attached from the bike's body to the crankset.

All about handlebars. This is the horizontal bar with handgrips that is attached to the stem. You use this in order to steer the bicycle. All about saddles. The seat of the bicycle where you sit.

What are pedals? In order to pedal the bicycle, this is the platform where you place your feet on. It is attached to the crank.

Hub. The central part of the wheel is the hub and this is where the spokes are attached.

What is a nipple? This is the part that holds the rims and the spokes together.

Brake lever. This is a handlebar lever and is responsible for controlling the brakes. The right lever controls the rear brake and the left lever controls the front brake.

Brake cable. This cable is the thing that connects the mechanism of the brakes with the brake levers.

Rim. Keeping the spokes and the tire separated is this metallic ring.

What is a headset? This part connects the handlebars with the stem's front fork.

Down tube. This is the frame section which goes from the bottom bracket to the stem.

What is a front shock? This is considered as the front fork's shock absorber.

What is an idler pulley? This is the pulley that is on the bottom part of the rear derailleur. By applying spring tension, this also helps in keeping the chain as tight as possible.

What is rear shock? This is considered as the rear tire's shock absorber on the dual suspension bicycles.

What are spokes? These wires are thick and are also attached to the rim and bub of the wheel.

What is a spindle? This is an axle that is freely rotating. You can attach this to the crank arms.

What is a skewer? This part is used to attached the wheel to the frame. It is composed of a metallic rod that runs through the wheel hub.

All about a wheel hub. This is the center of the wheel that is connect to the spokes.

Stem. To enable you to steer the bicycle, this is the pat that attaches the steering tube and the handlebars.

All about seat post. This part supports the seat/saddle.




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