Mountain Bike Frame Terminology

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Mountain bike frame terminology. Certain terms have varying usage depending on geography. A mountain bike with suspension at the front rigid frame at the rear. To be sure it s far from being a complete lexicon of all mountain bike lingo but a quick overview of commonly used mountain biking terms any beginner may encounter when fraternizing with other mountain bikers. From the side the boardwalk s shape resembles the letter a.

The modern and most common frame design for an upright bicycle is based on the safety bicycle and consists of two triangles. A comfortable well broken in saddle like an easy chair for your bike. As in the pictures below most derailleur hangers are separate pieces of metal often aluminum that bolt onto the dropout. The wheel is fitted into place in the dropout with a skewer often a qr skewer.

A bike that combines features of road and mountain bikes. This comes from motorcycle terminology when a rider would come up short on a jump and hit the motor case on the landing on a jump. As in the generic definition a rod that serves to attach a wheel to a bicycle and provides support for bearings on which the wheel rotates also sometimes used to describe suspension components for example a swing arm pivot axle. Also called a cross bike.

List of bicycle parts by alphabetic order. This diagram and the detail photos below it show what the parts of a modern road bicycle are called. A bicycle frame is the main component of a bicycle onto which wheels and other components are fitted. It applies to mountain biking when a rider comes up short and has a rough impact.

A boardwalk span constructed to help riders navigate over obstacles such as a large fallen tree. Frames are required to be strong stiff and light which they do by combining different. The technical term for 27 5 inch mountain bike wheels. Check out this list to learn the basics of mountain bike terminology.

Dropper post a mountain bike seatpost which can be raised or lowered while riding without stopping. Short for full suspension. The part of the bicycle frame that the rear derailleur bolts into. Rear dropouts can be horizontal vertical or track ends.

Knowing the bike component names nomenclature and how to correctly identify them will help you when you need to explain something to a mechanic working on your bike when you re shopping for upgrades and when you re talking about bikes to other cyclists. He is the only five time winner to achieve those victories. Cycling and hydration i. The slot in the fork or rear stays of a bike frame that the wheel is locked into.

Extensions at the end of. Derailleur hangers frequently bend slightly if a bike is dropped or crashes which is especially common. Do it often while riding. A mountain bike with suspension systems at the front in the forks and rear.

These are called replaceable derailleur hangers. Spanish road racer known as big mig who won the tour de france five times between 1991 and 1995.