The mountain bike is the one item you need prior to going biking in the mountains, but these bikes hold numerous parts, which will be listed next:

1. Bottom bracket - This connects to the bike’s crank set on the physical structure of a bicycle.

2. Brake cable – This is the cable that joins the brake lever to the brake component.

3. Brake lever - The lever on the cycle’s handlebar which activates the brakes with the left side activating the front most brake then the right hand is the back brake.

4. Chain - The circle-shaped collection of links that move power from the chain ring over to the sprockets.

5. Chain ring - The serrated rings that attach to the crank lever to secure the chain.

6. Crank - The lever that extends out of the bottom bracket all the way to the pedal point, transferring that energy to the chain rings.

7. Derailleur – The gearing component for transporting the chain over from one cog to the other.

8. Down tube - The section of frame which reaches downward from the stem all the way to the bottom bracket.

9. Front shock absorber – A shock absorber on the front fork.

10. Handlebar - The long bar connected to the stem with handgrips at the end.

11. Headset - The device located in front of the frame that joins the forward fork to the stem and the handlebars.

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

13. Idler pulley - The bottom pulley which is part of the rear derailleur gear that provides the spring rigitiy to to maintain the chain’s tightness.

14. Nipple - A threaded repository which holds the spoke to the wheel.

15. Pedal - The platform to pedal on, it attaches to the bike’s crank.

16. Back shock - The shock of the rear tire on dual suspension system type bicycles.

17. Rim - The metallic ring which secures the bike’s wheel spokes on the inside and the tire to the outside.

18. Saddle – The seat.

19. Seat post – provides support for the seat.

20. Skewer - The metal rod that goes through the hub, attaching the wheel to the dropouts of it’s frame.

21. Spindle - The free spinning axle that the crank arms join to, it is also a part of the bottom bracket.

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

23. Stem - A piece that joins the bike’s handlebar to the steering tube.

24. Wheel hub - The middle of the tire which the wheel spokes are linked with.