http://www.biketobeijing2008.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:30:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.biketobeijing2008.com/parts-of-a-mountain-bike http://www.biketobeijing2008.com/parts-of-a-mountain-bike#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:49:39 +0000 Zaida http://www.biketobeijing2008.com/?p=84 Continue reading →]]> A mountain bike is all you need in mountain biking.  This contains may parts that we will cover below :

• Bottom Bracker – Attaching the crankset to the body of the bike.
• Brake Cable – This cable is connected to brake lever up to the brake mechanism.
• Brake lever – The lever is installed at the left and right of the handle bar. The left side is for the front brake and the right side is for the rear brake.
• Chain – This is the circular set of links that transfer power from the chain ring to the gears.
• Chain ring – This is the toothed ring that attach to crank to hold the chain.
• Crank – This is the lever that extends from the bottom bracket to the pedal and transfer the power to the chan rings.
• Derailleur – This is the mechanism for moving the chain from one gear to another.
• Down tube – This is the section of the frame that extends downward from the stem to the bottom bracket.
• Front shock – This is the shock absorber on the front fork.
• Handlebar – This is the horizontal bar attached to the stem with handgrip on the end.
• Headset – This is the mechanism in the front frame that connects the fork to the stem and handlebar.
• Hub – This is the center parts of the wheel, were the spokes are attached.
• Idler pulley – This is the bottom pulley of the rear derailleur that provides spring tension to keep the chain tight.
• Nipple – This is a threaded receptacle that holds the end of the spoke to the rim.
• Pedals – This is the platform to pedal on; attached to the crank.
• Rear shock – This is the shock absorber for the rear, mostly use on dual suspension type bikes.
• Rim – This is the metal ring that holds the spokes on the inside and the tire to the outside.
• Saddle – This is the seat.
• Seat post – This is the metal tube that hold and support the seat.
• Skewer – This is the metal rod that goes through the hub, attaching the wheel to the dropouts of the frame.
• Spindle – This is the free rotating axle that the crank arms are attach to; it is also a part of the bottom bracket.
• Spokes – This is the thick wires that joins the hub to the rim.
• Stem – This is the portion that attaches the handlebar to the steering tube.
• Wheel hub – This is the center of the wheel, were the spokes are attach.

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