Maintenance full Flashcards
non-drive-side cup in the bottom bracket. Removed for maintenance of the bottom-bracket spindle and bearings, and it adjusts the bearings. Sometimes also applied to the top cup of the headset.
adjustable cup
a style of headset that allows the use of a fork with a threadless steering tube
AheadSet
also known as an allen wrench or hex key
allen key
another term for mountain bike
all-terrain bike (ATB)
a bolt securing a cable to a component
anchor bolt or cable anchor, cable anchor bolt, cable-fixing bolt
an American bicycle component company and parent company of Manitou
Answer Products
a brake manufacturer, a subsidiary of SRAM
Avid
a shaft around which a part turns, usually on bearings or bushings
axle
a length of a hub axle from dropout to dropout, referring to the distance from locknut face to locknut face
axle overlock dimension
a set of balls, generally made out of steel or ceramic, rolling in a track to allow a shaft to spin inside a cylindrical part
ball bearing
a short handlebar extension clamped onto the end of the handlebar and extending approximately perpendicular to it
bar end
a threaded cable stop that allows for fine adjustment of cable tension. Commonly found on rear derailleurs, shifters, brake levers, and dropper-post levers
barrel adjuster
a conical part with a bearing race around its circumference. It presses the ball bearings against the bearing race inside the bearing cup.
bearing cone
a polished, dish-shaped surface inside which ball bearings roll. The bearings roll on the outside of a bearing cone that presses them into their track inside this
bearing cup or headset cup
a track or surface on which the bearings roll. It can be inside a cup, on the outside of a cone, or inside a cartridge bearing
bearing race
a bolt clamping a seatpost in a frame, a bar end to a handlebar, a stem to a handlebar, or securing a threadless steering tube
binder bolt
to run out of fuel for the human body so that the ability to continue strenuous activity is impaired. The state of having such low blood sugar from insufficient intake of calories that the ability to perform is impaired
bonk
an assembly that allows the crank to rotate. Generally this includes bearings and an axle and on older bikes may include a fixed cup, an adjustable cup, and a lockring
bottom bracket (BB)
the vertical distance between the center of the bottom bracket and a horizontal line passing through the wheel-hub centers. Equal to the wheel radius minus the bottom bracket height.
Bottom-bracket drop
the height of the center of the bottom-bracket spindle above the ground
bottom-bracket height
a cylindrical housing at the bottom of a bicycle frame through which the bottom-bracket axle passes
bottom-bracket shell
a mechanical device that decelerates or stops the motion of the wheel through friction
brake
an arch-shaped part bolted to the ends of the brake bosses to reduce the flex of the bosses and seatstays when the cantilever or V-brakes are applied
brake booster
a fork or frame-mounted pivot for a brake arm
brake boss, or brake pivot, brake post, cantilever boss, cantilever pivot, cantilever post