Part Names & Abbreviations For Beginners

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Part Names & Abbreviations For Beginners
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flag pbuser102331
Posted: Nov 24, 2011 at 4:17 Quote
almostwise wrote:
marquis wrote:
Is this stickied ?

Yeah, not sure it's in the right category though...it's in "Begginers" I was searching in "Tech Lounge" - kinda fits with both really.

Eek those bear traps.
flag RGonz
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 at 11:11 Quote
marquis wrote:
almostwise wrote:
marquis wrote:
Is this stickied ?

Yeah, not sure it's in the right category though...it's in "Begginers" I was searching in "Tech Lounge" - kinda fits with both really.

Eek those bear traps.
also called "dog bite", "shinners", and getting "bear-clawed"
flag zona
Posted: Mar 6, 2012 at 3:05 Quote
The word "troll" should be included in the brief vocabulary.
flag konakid8
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 at 12:12 Quote
...sorry wrong thread
flag dirtysanchez44
Posted: Sep 22, 2012 at 15:00 Quote
psyclist wrote:
Hubs and Rotors

There are the two main bits you have to look at:

Hub width, which with MTB's is either 135mm or 150mm wide which are the most common. This is down to how wide apart your rear dropouts are.

Axle size, which is the size of the axle that runs through your hub. Again with MTB's, it can be either;
QR OR
9mm
10mm
12mm

These can either then be bolt on axles or screw in axles such as Maxles.

These vary on different frames.

With cassettes, it depends whether you have a freehub or not. Most half decent wheels do so.

Disc brakes have two main fitting types:

Standard 6 bolts on the hub
Shimano Centerlock.

Have a look at this: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ for some better info.
[/L]

Hello ,

I need a 9mm QR axel for my bike. Can i buy a wheel with any size axel and then put my existing one in it?

Will this work?

Thanks
flag trozei
Posted: Sep 22, 2012 at 17:15 Quote
In theory, yes, you could.
flag almostwise
Mod
Posted: Sep 25, 2012 at 7:09 Quote
jgmu97 wrote:
psyclist wrote:
Hubs and Rotors

There are the two main bits you have to look at:

Hub width, which with MTB's is either 135mm or 150mm wide which are the most common. This is down to how wide apart your rear dropouts are.

Axle size, which is the size of the axle that runs through your hub. Again with MTB's, it can be either;
QR OR
9mm
10mm
12mm

These can either then be bolt on axles or screw in axles such as Maxles.

These vary on different frames.

With cassettes, it depends whether you have a freehub or not. Most half decent wheels do so.

Disc brakes have two main fitting types:

Standard 6 bolts on the hub
Shimano Centerlock.

Have a look at this: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ for some better info.
[/L]

Hello ,

I need a 9mm QR axel for my bike. Can i buy a wheel with any size axel and then put my existing one in it?

Will this work?

Thanks

No. You can get adapters for some 15mm/20mm hubs to run QR. Axles are very hub specific. You can use pretty much any QR skewer in any QR hub.
flag brncr6
Posted: Sep 4, 2013 at 5:56 Quote
What is the meaning of 4x?
Thanks
flag Angryham
Posted: Jun 11, 2014 at 3:51 Quote
brncr6 wrote:
What is the meaning of 4x?
Thanks

As in 4 x riders

So 4 riders on the course
flag FattyMcGee
O+
Posted: Dec 7, 2014 at 5:28 Quote
On the end of a cable, what do you call the little do-dad that you tighten down to adjust length... it also serves as the point where the cable pulls the mechanism? (this is from a dropper post cable)

photo

The shape varies with different applications... I need to find one of these and trying to figure out the term to search.
flag Gfromars
Posted: Dec 3, 2015 at 16:11 Quote
What's a ''tranny''? Could be defined as ''landing''?
flag rpmcmurphy
Posted: Mar 31, 2020 at 21:37 Quote
Dang, dude! Great thread. Boatload of information for noobs like myself. Appreciate all the contributions, as well.
Cheers!Beer
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Apr 5, 2020 at 13:38 Quote
rpmcmurphy wrote:
Dang, dude! Great thread. Boatload of information for noobs like myself. Appreciate all the contributions, as well.
Cheers!Beer

You're welcome.
flag jamesashton
Posted: Apr 5, 2020 at 13:42 Quote
Gfromars wrote:
What's a ''tranny''? Could be defined as ''landing''?

tranny, in mtb is for a transition. so yes, basically a landing.

And yeah, I second that. great thread

 


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