A complete mountain bike consists of many parts. Do you know how to assemble each part of a mountain bike? For every bike enthusiast, we can better maintain and care for it by understanding the bike’s components well.
Frame: The frame is the heart of a mountain. It connects all components with each other, and the quality of the frame also determines the quality of the vehicle.
Brakes: Used on mountain bikes, it is generally divided into V-brakes and disc brakes. Disc brakes are further divided into mechanical disc brakes and hydraulic disc brakes. The braking action of V-brakes is the edge of the rim, while the action of disc braking is a disc.
Front Fork: The fork that holds the front wheel. The front fork is mainly made of carbon fiber, which is lighter and more robust.
Wheelset: It is divided into three parts: rim, spokes, and hub The hub is also known as the front/rear axle, which is responsible for the rotation of the wheel.
Chain: The choice of the chain must match the number of sprockets (usually divided into 7/8/9/10 chain segments)
Crank: The stick that connects to the pedals.
Pedal: Divided into clip pedal and platform pedal. How do clip-on pedals work? A plate (“cleat”) is mounted under a special wheel shoe, which snaps into a suitable pedal. Usually, there is a simple click mechanism with a tension spring in the pedal.
Wrist set: The parts installed at the junction between the frame and the front fork, round, with balls and closed bearings, responsible for the rotation of the front of the car.
Handlebars: Handlebars and handlebars must be matched to stems of the same caliber.
Sub-axle: It is installed in the bottom bracket and connects the crank and crankset, and is directly related to pedaling. It is mainly divided into square-hole sub-axle, splined sub-axle, and one-piece sub-axle. The specific selection must be matched with the crank’s center axis hole.
Crank: The stick that connects to the pedals.
Crankset: The chainring that sits in the middle of the bike.
Flywheel: The gears located at the rear of the bicycle are installed on the freewheel, mostly cassette flywheels for sports bikes with variable speed.
Transmission system: divided into finger dial, front dial and back dial.
Brake/shift line: It is divided into inner line and line tube. If it is hydraulic brake, there is no inner line, but outer tube is called oil line.
Inner/Outer tire: No explanation, but the tube is generally divided into American-style mouth and French-style mouth, which depends on the rim’s valve hole, but can be modified with each other. It is recommended to use American-style mountain bike mouth, which is convenient to inflate.
Dampening Belt: Lined between the tube and the rim to prevent the rim hole from pressing on the tube and the tire from bursting when over-inflated. Tubeless bike tire installation video, tubeless tire installation steps
Seatpost: The tube that connects the bottom of the saddle to the frame must match the nozzle on the frame.
Seatpost Clip: Installs on the frame to attach the seatpost, some frames have the seatpost clip integrated into the saddle.
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