Mountain Bike Anatomy - 50 parts in 5 minutes
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- This is a mountain bike, and at the heart of any bike is its frame. Let’s start with the parts of the frame. This here is the top tube, the down tube, the seat tube, the seat stay, and the chain stay. This area down here is called the bottom bracket shell. At the very front of your bike is the head tube, which houses the steerer tube. This moves smoothly thanks to a set of cups and bearings collectively known as the headset. Above that are headset spacers and the stem. The stem, which clamps on to your handlebars, is fastened to the steerer tube with a top cap and pinch bolts. On your handlebars you’ll find brake levers, shifters, grips, and end plugs. All this stuff up here is collectively known as the cockpit.
Moving down is your fork, which in this case is a suspension fork. This top piece is called a crown. Some bikes are fitted with dual crown forks for added strength. The crown is what holds your stanchions, which you should try as hard as possible not to scratch. Don’t hang your bike by the stanchions.
Down here is your brake caliper, which camps down on your rotor when you squeeze your brake lever. Some calipers are mechanical, while others are hydraulic. Hydraulic brakes push fluid through a hose, while mechanical brakes pull the caliper using a cable.
This big round thing is a wheel. If you buy a front and back wheel together, it’s called a wheelset. All the parts of your wheels are held together using spokes, which connect to your rim with these little guys. They’re called nipples. Also on the rim is a valve stem which is used for pumping air into your tires. At the center of the wheel is the hub, and inside the hub are bearings. The hub rotates around an axle. On a lot of mountain bikes this takes the form of a thru axle, which can be removed or installed by hand.
On the rear wheel a cassette hub. This has a ratcheting mechanism built into it which is made to accept a cassette. The cassette is a set of cogs which can actually be changed to your liking. The size of each cog is measured by the number of teeth it has, and these teeth are specially designed to work with a chain. Your chain is made up of individual links, with one link in particular being possible to unfasten easily. This is called a master link.
The chain can be shifted up and down the cassette with a derailleur, which is attached to the bike via a small breakable part called a derailleur hanger. If your derailleur hanger snaps or bends, you can just get a new one. On the derailleur itself is a long spring loaded piece called the cage, which keeps tension on the chain. The chain passes through the upper pulley and lower pulley, also known as the jockey and idler respectively.
Moving down to the bottom bracket shell, you’ll find your crankset, with the most visible parts being the crank arms. The crank arms are attached to the spindle, which runs through a set of bearings which are inside the bottom bracket shell. The spindle and bearings collectively are known as the bottom bracket.
The part with all the teeth is called the chainring. Some bikes have up to 3 of these. At the end of the crank arms are pedals, which can be found in many different forms. The crankset, chain, derailleur and cassette are collectively known as your drivetrain.
On a full suspension mountain bike you’ll find a variety of stuff connecting the front and rear of the bike together, known as the suspension linkage. At the heart of all this is your shock. This is usually fastened to the linkage on one side, and to your top tube or down tube on the other.
Moving up, we have the seat, or saddle. The two words are interchangeable, but some people think it’s pretentious to call it a saddle. Personally I don’t care what you call it as long as you don’t correct other people. In any case this is most definitely not a saddle post, it’s a seat post, and it’s held on to your bike with a seat post clamp, or collar. These days a lot of seat posts can be adjusted on the fly. Those are called dropper posts.
So I just named well over 50 parts of a mountain bike, but all of these parts can be broken down into hundreds more. So, put those terms down in the comments, and if you’re really bored see if you can come up with an exact count of the terms I used in this video. Also, tell me how you pronounce derailleur. Are you one of those people who say “derailleeyur?”. In any case thanks for riding with me today, I’ll see you next time.
1:45 You know you learn something every day.
The more you know
lol
Lol
Shout out bhsmtb
I don't know that until I watch this video
“These things are called nipples”
9 year olds: *quiet snickering*
18 too
Jan M ahahaha
Me, 30 years old: Quiet snickering
16 year old... Smiles slightly while holding in a laugh
Hello
Love it, man. I honestly learned a few terms. This was also the first video to set off "Hey Siri" when you said "seat stay".
BKXC i
That same thing happened me
Thanks you guys for getting me to 200,000 subscribers! I was going to do something special, but I've been nursing a few injuries since October. Every time I've done gone hard since then I've been off the bike for a bit, which is why you haven't seen many tutorials or BMX videos. The last time I went really hard was the Fat Ripper video, which brought me to my knees for over a week. So I'm going to let myself heal, take it real easy, and do whatever my doctor says. I promise to put in a lot of work on the repair videos, fun tests, and beginner series to make things interesting. Once I'm back to normal, I'll start jumping off of roofs again!
you da man
Congrats on 200 thousand
Seth's Bike Hacks I say derailleur the same as you, as does everyone else I know...
Seth's Bike Hacks you should do a video on how to choose the right tyre and some you would recommend. maby compare a fuw.? this would be helpful for alot of people as most wait to long to replace or dont get the right one for were they ride. thanks:) congrats on 200,000
Ur awesome Seth uuurrrr da man
love your content Seth you made me get my first MTB
Same:) before I had bmx bike
Henrikas Daktaras same, I had a hand me down bmx bike, then after that I had a bmx bike that was given away for free somewhere. After that, I got an okay beginner mtb.
Sammeeeess I just bought one
Same
Same over here
Dude, congrats on 200,000! I think when we were santos you were still at 30-40k!!!
Yeah dude, it's totally insane how far we've come!
Skills With Phil catch up Phil!
What was the golden chain called
Lukas Cotting gold chain
Hey Phil!
Dude!!! Insane idea for a video!!! I would have killed to watch this video when I first began mountain biking!!!
Thanks. i forgot what the big round things i ride on were called
Comment_User i think it's handle bars... i may be wrong
No! Its clearly the shifters!
Comment_User are you silly. Thats the mountain. Why do you think they are called mountain bikes?
GlenTheChelseaFan IsAprick Shit that's a good point... What are those bars I use to handle the bike called?
It's obviously the brake rotors guys, get it right.
Even though almost 9 months's been passed since the day you uploaded this video, i really would like to thank you, Seth.
I first started learning english by myself earlier this year and also i've been into MTB a couple months and it's very important for me to learn the name of all the MTB parts in english, man. For guys like me, this video can be gold. Thanks a lot, man! Keep rocking!
That was an awesome English class.
Regards from Middle Europe!
YourNickIsTaken what country? im from Russia and Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and part Asian. Yeh, thats a mouthful xD
D.I.N.T. Scoot Team Cheers from Hungary.
Thanks for not being pretentious or have some kind of ego, like everyone is just born knowing this. We all started not knowing it at some point in our lives.
"I don't care what you call it as long as you dont correct other people" thats why I like this guy!
"This big round thing is called a wheel." ...I died 😂
I was out riding my bike but I got a notification from Seth's bike hacks so I came home to watch it
Don't do that again! Riding yourself is more important than watching videos about mountainbiking
24 years of my life and I only knew now what that big round thing was called. Much thanks, Seth.
I spent $1100 on a mountain bike for my self, and another 700 on one for my wife because of this channel and you Seth..... thank you, i love riding when i get the chance.
When your arguing in class and the class is deciding between 'de-rail-er' and 'de-rail-yer' but you got 'mech'
Congrats on 200K Seth. Great videos.
+Justin Thompson thanks!
Just found that this video was so helpful for those people like me who wants to assemble bikes rather than buying a riding one.
This is Really Informative For Beginner and Bikers who have no ideas on Bike Parts
who ever is reading this hope u had a great Christmas
You too
You too
it is april 2017 now.
Texas Rc it's November 2017 now
*dilemma,* it's December 1st, yoo-hoo!
52 bike parts including Collective terms like drivetrain.
Congrats
The only video of Seths that I didn't watch all the way through. Very BEGINNER!
1:23 omg I can't stop laughing
Man with the right headline this video can help SO MANY PEOPLE !
You are really cool man, I kind of have a dream to make similar channel but with some pinkbike quality movies/riding. (i hope you don't take that as as insult your channel is amazing, even GMBN a copying from time to time)
+Петър Петров no offense taken, thanks! To think of a video in the morning and have it up at night, it's gonna be "youtube quality" no matter what.
:D respect
btw I am one of those people who say “derailleeyur", but that's because that is the name in bulgarian.
Петър Петров Добър ден!
Здрасти :)
Thank you so freakin' much for the video, bro! I'm trying to study about mountain bikes to buy myself a good one, and I kept running into these terms, no knowing exactly what they were! Now you've cleared all of them up for me! Very very useful!
Thank you, I've worked on bmx's and some mountain bikes. I'm getting a small gig soon assembling mtn bikes for underprivileged Youth and Adults as well so I needed a short refresher.
have you done a full bike maintenance video? including oiling everything doing brakes, forks and cassette cleaning. maybe even some degreasing tips and what oil to use and other stuff im new to having a bike which i want to maintain rather than just scrap it when it brakes cuz i used to buy bikes for like 10£ from anyone
4:47 I say "Gangschaltung" 😂
Jakob Krellner ich bleibe bei umwerfer
Ich bin bei spanner/ schaltwerk
The real name is: Kasettenritzelgrößeneinsteller
@@Mury-gd5nv jetzt ohne scheiß?
@@Mury-gd5nv aber das Ritzel ist doch vorne
Thanks for the video. Super informative and just what I was looking for. Bought a Trek mountain bike 5+ years ago because my work paid for "health" stuff. Got married, two kids, and an undergrad later, hopped back on my bike but needs repair and I have no idea what to do but wanna learn. This helps.
I aspire to have a mountain bike and start my own business and this video helped me alot. Thank you.
hey seth, can u do a headset choosing/fitting turorial? there arent any good videos out there covering that topic, and Id really appreciate it if u make on. Im sure it would help out a lot more people as well. And congrats on 200000!
*one
so many heaset types out there depending on the bike. almost as bad as bottom brackets
yes, i have, but Id like seth or gmbn to go over that topic just because they're more... I guess 'simple'? yeah i know it doesnt make any sense
yes, but I just want a simple tutorial on fitting standard/zs/internal, thats all
Awesome video! Just learned some new terms to my mtb vocabulary!!! Thanks brotha!
Short, accurate, to the point description. Thanks a lot!
English is my second language and this video helped me to learn bike parts
God Seth, I'm visiting family in Florida for Christmas, idk how you ride for any length of time without like passing out, iced coffee or not
Its so hot out
Yeah dude it's pretty hot here 100% of the time. Everywhere else I've ridden felt like I was on steroids.
Seth's Bike Hacks meanwhile in Canada freezing raid
I live in Florida up north and it's not always hot here, although it's definitely warmer than more northern climates. It's perfect for riding up here during the winter months, averaging around 75 degrees.
As for pronunciation, since derailleur is obviously a French word, I pronounce it "deraill-yeur". That or I just call it a "mech". And Seth, you left out the "front derailleur" as a bike part, haha.
Um, the correct name for the seat is "butt holder".
:P
Rinyotsu *saddle
Inside almost every rotating or turning part is a *bearing.* These are made of an *outer race* , *inner race* or *cage* , *balls* or *rollers* , sometimes *pinions* , and a *shield* The bearings usually set in a wearing part known as a *bushing* or *bush.*
The levers in the cockpit are connected to *cables* , which live in *cable stays* that route the cable in a way that doesn’t interfere with the moving parts. I got twelve.
Thank you for this vid!! Finally I get the chance to understand all the words I hear on all vids :)
I so happy I got a good mountain bike
amazing bro thanks for amazing content
This is a really good video! My sister just got her first real mountain bike and asked me to teach her this stuff.
One huge thing you didn't spend enough time on was the wheel.
Wheel: made of a rim, hub, spokes, nipples, and sometimes eyelets between the nipples and spokes; An inner tube (unless tubeless) is inside the tire that is attached to the wheel. Inside the tire there can be gooey stuff whether running a tube or not. Air is put into the tire using the valve stem. The wheel is held onto the bike with nuts, a skewer, or a through-axle. Some skewers and through-axles are quick release. The hub consists of an (actual) axle (in addition to a through-axle or quick release skewer) and bearings that allow the hub shell that - has holes in the flanges (to accommodate the spokes)- to spin freely upon. The rim may have a braking surface for the brake pads, or the hub body may have a way to attach a brake rotor (splined [like a cassette] or bolted). The wheel is attached to the bicycle via the dropouts on the frame and fork. And there's also rim-strip that goes between the rim and tire that generally protects a tube from getting cut on the holes drilled into the rim to accommodate the spokes and nipples. An adhesive rim-strip is commonly used to seal similar holes for tubeless tire setups.
Tire: The rubber part that attaches to the wheel and should be the only part of a bike that touches the ground. It has treads (lugs) on a flexible sidewall that use two beads to clinch onto the rim (on mountain bikes). A tube is commonly found inside the tire unless running tubeless.
Bicycle tire sizes: JUST KIDDING!! and it's spelled tyre, and pronounce 'Derail-your!!'
NOW DO FORKS - I need a refresher there!! ...elastomers...🤣
hey Seth, I usually don't comment your videos but I watch every single one when
I would like to see a video about which parts you should check before every ride to make sure you won't have any big trouble while riding and another video about what parts need maintenance let's say about every 2/3 months.
Hope you like the ideas, keep up the great work you've been doing :)
That cassete is huge!
its a normal size...
Jeremy I thought Jeremy Clarkson hated Cycling. Why is he watching this
Aiden Cougar if you compare it to road bike's cassette, it's big
Mikiboy yeah but it's a mtb not a road bike
Its a 11 speed yours mite be a 7 speed
1:45 *these big round things are called a wheel.*
*NEVER KNEW THAT*
ok smartass
Hey Seth! Would love to see some more maintenance vids like caliper rebuild or freehub service. Your commentaries are excellent with lots of great tips!
Thanks bro I'm just going to buy a bike on the weekend this vid really helps really thankful that there are people like you sharing knowledge.
Tomato, tom-aw-tow
I like to say de-rail-er, but my friends say derail-your
Can't we all see rear mech?
Can you do another fat ripper video
I'll compromise for a Fit Rapper music video
Skills With Phil lol
Skills With Phil
I really like you videos and encourage you to upload alittle more. your videos help get me in the mood for riding on those rainy days.
You need to watch this a few more time to fully understand everything he said. But thank you for this super useful information
I️ pronounce derailleur [ De-railer]
For christmas i got a orange giant atx 2, can already do wheelies on it 😆
Chase Smith we got the same bike! cheers!
i was about to climb in to bed and turn on the T.V. but then i saw your video and thought well that is a good way to spend my next five minuets, also great work Seth keep it up!
I legit learned more here than I do in a school week
Seth can u do a video on riding Porcupine Rim Moab again but in clear weather please please!!
Lol I would love to, but first I need to get to Moab
when are you going to moab
I say Dee-rail-er
ThunderStruckCoach same
me too, my buddies made fun of me cause I said that one time
I say de-rail-yer
I say "đì-reo-lờ"
Same
idk why but the noises hitting the spokes made was satisfying.
Congrats on the subs. That bike stand made from a 2x4 was a life saver
Congrats on hitting 200K! Now if you were a Brit, at 4:18 you would be referring to a saddle pole.
The Adventure Biker that's kind of offensive
How so? That's how a seat post is actually referred to by most Brits!
The Adventure Biker um really? I'm a Brit and in all my riding years I've never heard anyone call it a "saddle pole".. we just call it a seat post
I am an American living in the UK. I have never heard anyone refer to a "saddle pole". I do have a few differences though. A derailleur is called a mech, cassettes are called blocks, and knobbies are knobblies. And let us not forget the very English term of brifters for the shifter/brake lever combo on modern road bikes.
saddle pole? im a brit and its simply a seat post!
You should do this for bmx too
I think u make the best MTB video on CZcams!!! Keep up the good work.
I can believe you fit all that info into 5:05! Very thorough. Also I was filming with my son at JD Park today and saw your beginner series student. Always like your vids. Ernie
Florida Trailrider your videos are good too.
Thanks dude. Kind of a beginner but I like to learn and have fun doing it.
Florida Trailrider maybe I'll catch you at markham one day.
For sure. I usually ride Wednesdays early. I'll bring the Cam stuff and Gimbal set up. Keep me posted when you ride.
Florida Trailrider you got it. I het back from NY on the 3rd. Maybe I'll be able tonride that Wednesday morning. I have to get ready for my first race at markham for that Sunday coming up so I'll be riding a lot to prepare.
49 Names I know
MP Dope what was the one
Wheel
The correct term is a saddle, because you straddle a saddle, and sit on a seat.
Seth, I love your videos. They have reignited my passion for bikes. I have recently purchased many new parts for my tired old mountain bike. That's when I got an idea for a new series. "Seth's project bike" where you find, buy, or otherwise come into possession of a bike that is a few years old, like your old trek, and upgrade or repair most of the parts on it. We love seeing your orange p7 and sync'r pro, I think many of your subscribers have bike like mine, that were great 3 years ago, and now need new, better parts or risk being replaced. Heal up and keep making great videos.
I’m enjoying these videos from you and others on bikes.
200k subs = back flip
A H LongUsername Yessss!
yup it's gonna happen
A H LongUsername it needs to happen!!
Derailleur
That's how I say it too!
At least he doesn't say "gruppo" (group-oh) to refer to the derailleur+associated gears like some of the guys at my LBS do. It's very pretentious IMHO and also incorrect!
Christian Smyth grouppo is more of a road bike word. we don't talk to those guys haha jk. I say the eu in derailleur
That's true, it's derived from the French railway devices that used to change the trains lanes ;)
We also call it just 'mech' in the U.K. As in 'rear mech' and ''front mech". Though only to other mtb folk. I'd say derailleur (with an eu) to non bikers as they're more likely to know what I mean.
While I knew most of the terms, it did clear some up and it was very well done. I'll have my little bro watch this one.
This video is very informative for me because i am not english native and i don't know the name of all parts in english. Man, the people who comment are high af
early squad where you at?
I'm here
OHHHHHH SO the big round thing is a wheel I thought it was a tyre
jks I'm not a 5 yr old
Thanks for that short lecture on the bike parts😊
Here in Mexico some people even call the stem "handlebar post", road brake caliper also get called "crabs" as the animal.
Congrats on your follower count, been here since you had waaaaay fewer. Let's keep riding!
Early :P wassup Seth
wassup?
Seth's Bike Hacks :o I love your videos!
Funny. I’m from the UK and we say ‘de-rail-yer’ 🤣
Love the channel!!!
As a beginner mountain biker, this was so helpful! Thanks!
Seth i love your videos, you helped me a lot to choose the right bike
how could anybody not like this???
Man all your videos are bad ass! Thanks for making them!
For the life of me, I truly can’t figure out how this excellent video received even one thumb down.
Thanks a lot, I didn't know names of a lot of pieces, but now I know.
Good sir, There are many quarry in our 3rd-World place. Good for Down Hills and some for trails leading to a town or barrio. With that in mind this video of yours are very helpful in tips and tricks especially the hacks.
I 100% agree with your statement at 4:11
What a brilliantly straightforward and concise video (for a yank lol). Seriously though, all info vids should take a look at this one, and learn!
Dang another nice video keep up the good work by far my favorite youtuber
Seth, you are the best.
Thanks for all the sweet videos man.
This is a very helpfull video for the people from abroad ,like me , that dont know these kind of special words for the bike parts. Thanks now I know where can I find how it is called something that I m searching o ebay!
I learnt a lot by buying an ancient piece of junk mtb on eBay two years ago & over the past two years have broken or worn out & replaced/upgraded just about every part you just named bar the frame! But that does have a pretty big crack in it..... Bikes are beautiful, particularly mtbs. Go ANYWHERE!
Don't forget a freewheel is like the cassette but with the ratchet built in.
Nice meeting you out there at JD Seth! Looks like we made it into the beginning of your video woohoo!
Congrats on surpassing 200k! It would be great if you did a video on bike gps/computers. Like a "what to look for" in bike gps computers.
congrats on the subs Seth!! been around for about a year......always look forward to these vids
Just came back to watch this and I realized that the opening scene is my local trails.
Well done...and congrats on getting 200k!
Seth. This shit is lit.
I went for my first single run ride recently on my new felt nine 3.
I'm 53 years old - still recovering .
Looking forward to next ride!
Wow! I've always wondered what that big round thing was
This big round thing is a wheel. Oh wow! Oh wow! Just...just...wow!