Mountain Bike Frame Diagram

Very old bikes may have a 1 diameter tube.

Mountain bike frame diagram. Each huff y bicycle has a recovery code stamped into the frame. Touring bike 445 470mm road bikes 405 415mm cx 420 435mm. Since getting hooked on mountain bikes. Extensions at the end of.

A standard steerer tube see components diagram below is straight with a 1 1 8 diameter. Write this number below to keep it for future reference. 303 284 7693 order processing shipping. This information is only available on the bicycle itself.

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. It is not available from huff y. A longer wheelbase provides a more stable and comfortable ride. Wheelbase comparison of 57cm bikes.

For other cycling related terms besides parts see glossary of cycling. Make sure your new fork has a compatible steerer tube. All mountain bikes are measured the same way by the length of the seat tube even if it is not one continuous tube as with some full suspension bikes. The hub axle which was 9mm in diameter and 100mm front or 135mm rear wide rested in these.

Touring bikes 1050 1070mm road bikes 996mm cx 1018mm. Traditionally frames and forks had slotted dropouts. Touring bikes have a long wheelbase due to a combination of a slack head angle long fork rake and long chainstay length. While the size of the bike frame is a good starting point there are other factors like geometry intended use and skill level that factor in to choose the right size bike we ll cover these below.

If you want to replace a. This diagram and the detail photos below it show what the parts of a modern road bicycle are called. Most mountain bikes now have disc brakes. The three tubes form the main triangle of your mountain bike s frame being the top down and seat tubes.

303 353 2927 email protected. Newer bikes may have a tapered or oversized steerer tube. On each of our mountain bike product pages we have the size chart for that brand. 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.

Here are the three types of mountain bikes each with detailed measuring instructions and a frame diagram showing you exactly where to measure. Together with the seat tube the seat stay and chain stay make up the rear triangle of the frame. List of bicycle parts by alphabetic order. Both stays note that there are two of each so four in total connect at the rear wheel hub.