The mountain bike is the single item you’ll need before you go biking in the mountains, however a mountain bike contains various parts, which will be listed next:
1. Bottom bracket - This attaches to the bike’s crank set to the body of a bike.
2. Brake cable – This cable attaches the brake lever to the brake mechanism.
3. Brake lever - The lever on the cycle’s handlebar to operate the brakes with the left handle operating the front most brake then the right hand lever is the rear brake.
4. Chain - The circle-shaped collection of links that move power away from the chain ring over to the cogs.
5. Chain ring - The serrated rings which connect to the crank to hold the chain.
6. Crank - The lever that protrudes out of the bottom bracket to the pedal, transferring the power to the chain rings.
7. Derailleur – The gearing mechanism for transporting the chain over from one cog to the other.
8. Down tube - The part of frame that extends down from the bike’s stem to the bottom bracket.
9. Front shock – The shock located on the forward fork.
10. Handlebar - The long bar attached to the stem with grips at the end.
11. Headset - The device located in front of the frame that connects the front fork to the stem and the handlebars.
12. Hub - The center section of the wheel which your wheel spokes are attached to.
13. Idler pulley - The bottom pulley of the rear derailleur gear that gives the spring rigitiy to to maintain the chain’s tightness.
14. Nipple - A threaded repository which connects the spoke to the wheel.
15. Pedal - The platform to pedal on, it attaches to the crank.
16. Rear shock - The shock absorber for the back wheel for dual suspension system style bicycles.
17. Rim - The metallic ring which secures the bike’s spokes uopn the inside and the tire to the outside.
18. Saddle – The seat.
19. Seat post – Offers support for the seat.
20. Skewer - The metal pole that runs through the hub, connecting the wheel to the dropouts on the frame.
21. Spindle - The loose spinning axle that the crank arms join to, it’s additionally a section of the bottom most bracket.
22. Spokes - The thick wires that join the hub to the rim.
23. Stem - A piece that links the handlebar to the steering column.
24. Wheel hub - The middle of the tire which the wheel spokes are linked to.
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