| Mountain biking is a fun sport. It promotes good | | | | used to control the bike along with the crank and |
| exercise and appreciation of the great outdoors. A | | | | derailleur. Handle bars are supposed to be as wide as |
| mountain bike is a specifically designed bicycle to | | | | the biker's shoulders but these can be cut to suit the |
| maneuver over rough terrain and off road areas. It | | | | biker's preference. Cranks are the mountain bike parts |
| also has several specific parts that are usually used | | | | that are attached to the chain rings and the chains to |
| for mountain bikes only. The frame or body is the | | | | make the bike move. Pedals are attached to the |
| most important of the mountain bike parts because | | | | cranks for a biker's feet or bike shoes. Derailleur is the |
| this is the biggest and this is your basis for all your | | | | part used to shift the chain from one chain ring to |
| other mountain bike parts. It is here that you will attach | | | | another to change the speed of pedaling. |
| all the other parts that you will need to be able to use | | | | More mountain bike parts are the shifters and gears. |
| your mountain bike. Frames come in many sizes and | | | | These are connected to the previous mountain bike |
| shapes and even have different materials depending in | | | | parts. The shifters control the derailleur to |
| the rider's preference. | | | | accommodate the shifting of the gears from a low |
| Bike frames come in steel alloys, very heavy and used | | | | speed to high speed. Gears are several rings that |
| in the first generation mountain bikes. The aluminum | | | | have teeth around them where the chains slip into |
| alloy frames are lighter and more rigid. They are also | | | | place to be able to make the rear wheel move. The |
| more affordable and easier to make in to the desired | | | | brakes, wheels and tires are mountain bike parts that |
| shapes because they are more pliable. Titanium | | | | are also essential to ride. Brakes help to stop or slow |
| frames are the most expensive among the lightest | | | | the speed of the rider while the wheels and tires are |
| frames in the industry but they are also the most | | | | specifically designed to withstand the rough terrain |
| durable and less likely to corrode or break due to high | | | | where the bike and rider go. Most mountain bikes use |
| pressure and stress. Other materials are carbon fiber | | | | front suspension or shocks to absorb the impact of |
| and Kevlar. These frames are also light but they are | | | | the rough terrain. One of the more important parts of |
| prone to corrosion and are irreparable once dented or | | | | accessory of a mountain bike is the helmet. Always |
| broken, | | | | wear one when you are riding your bike. |
| Other mountain bike parts are the handle bars which is | | | | |