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Mountain Bike Anatomy

A mountain bike is the one thing you need before yougo mountain biking. A mountain bike contains manyparts, which will be covered below:

1. Bottom bracket - This attaches the crankset to the body of a bike.

2. Brake cable - This is the cable that connects thebrake lever to the brake mechanism.

3. Brake lever - The lever on the handlebar to activate the brakes. The left side is the front brakeand the right side is the rear brake.

4. Chain - The circular set of links that transferpower from the chain ring to the cogs.

5. Chain ring - The toothed rings that attach tothe crank to hold the chain.

6. Crank - The lever that extends from the bottom bracket to the pedal, transferring the power to thechain rings.

7. Derailleur - The mechanism for moving the chain from one cog to another.

8. Down tube - The section of frame that extendsdownward from the stem to the bottom bracket.

9. Front shock - The shock absorber on the frontfork.

10. Handlebar - The horizontal bar attached to thestem with handgrips on the end.

11. Headset - The mechanism in front of the framethat connects the front fork to the stem andhandlebars.

12. Hub - The center part of the wheel that thespokes are attached to.

13. Idler pulley - The bottom pulley of the rearderailleur that provides spring tension to keep the chain tight.

14. Nipple - A threaded receptacle that holds the end of the spoke to the rim.

15. Pedal - The platform to pedal on; attaches tothe crank.

16. Rear shock - The shock absorber for the reartire on dual suspension type bikes.

17. Rim - The metal ring that holds the spokeson the inside and the tire to the outside.

18. Saddle - The seat.

19. Seat post - Offers support for the seat.

20. Skewer - The metal rod that goes through thehub, attaching the wheel to the dropouts of theframe.

21. Spindle - The free rotating axle that thecrank arms attach to; also a part of the bottombracket.

22. Spokes - The thick wires that join the hub tothe rim.

23. Stem - A piece that attaches the handlebar to the steering tube.

24. Wheel hub - The center of the wheel that thespokes are attached to.

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