Naming MTB Parts?

[Gluteus Maximus]

Hey guys!

 

I think alot of us, including quite experienced riders, have troube naming specific parts of our bike without describing them. Is there an updated diagram wich newbies can use?

 

Thanks!

[Capricorn]

comme ca?

 

http://peterthomas.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/mtb.jpg

 

missing though, are the names for the various parts of the frame eg downtube, top tube, chainstay etc etc..

 

or did i miss the megatanker full of sarcasms again?

[Capricorn]

http://www.eandsweb.com/trails/info/graphics_help/bike_anatomy.gif

 

before u parts_naming_swastikasties send me to the wall, i got these pics off the interwebs. Random Search. E&EO™

Edited April 9, 2012 by Capricorn

[Tankman]

Saddle ... not seat

Brake .... not break

Rim is the rim only and wheelset is the complete wheel with rim, spokes & nipples

 

Nipples ... refer to Ladies & Bicycle thread

[Agteros]

Most of the parts on my bike(s) are named "Bliksem, or moer" as I only talk to them when they break.

[Capricorn]

 

Rim is the rim only and wheelset is the complete wheel with rim, spokes & nipples

 

ahem cpt pedantic: u forgot the hubs ....

 

[Agteros]

Nobody spotted the slip-up?

 

aaahh.. I see Tankman is on the ball

Edited April 9, 2012 by heman

[Tankman]

 

 

ahem cpt pedantic: u forgot the hubs ....

 

 

I was gonna say ... Hubs etc ... nipples damit nipples, I got distracted!

[Capricorn]

I was gonna say ... Hubs etc ... nipples damit nipples, I got distracted!

 

hahahha sharp

[Skott5]

Why do they call it a " Bottom Bracket " ?

[jcmeyerSS]

cassette not sprocket. SingleSpeeds have a sprocket

[Tankman]

Why do they call it a " Bottom Bracket " ?

 

The part of the frame around the crank is called the "bottom bracket shell". The Bottom Bracket goes into the shell.

Its a bracket for the crank to go onto or into ... suppose.

 

Did you want to call it something else?

 

68 and 73 mm bottom bracket units are for British/ISO threaded frames, and 70 mm units are for Italian threaded frames.

Square Tapered, ISIS, Octalink, GXP, External Cups ... to name a few.

Dont forget Pressfit and BB30

[The Drongo]

So wadda ya call the nut that holds the handlebar then?

Edited April 10, 2012 by The Drongo

[Tankman]

So wadda ya call the nut that holds the handlebar then?

 

If he is a downhiller, they are commonly known as ... f@rking nutters

[MariusC]

Whats the little screw( not the hi lo) that is at the back of your RD? the one that's next to the screw that fits onto your frame?

[TNT1]

And thank ****, not a "cockpit" in sight.