Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Mountain bike (MTB) can mean almost any kind of off-road bicycle. Wide knobby tires, flat handlebars, maybe shocks, probably a sturdy frame...
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Bikes designed for road use only. Could be any road-only bike, but typically means bikes optimized for speed / racing / club rides with drop handlebars, narrow tires and a crouched-forward rider posit…
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Shimano brand bicycle components. (No need to use if Shimano is an incidental part of the question.)
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The rubber attached to the rim of your wheel. Flats, changing tires, selecting tires, etc.
1350 questions
Disc/rim/drum/coaster brakes; braking technique, maintaining brakes, anything else about stopping a bike.
1231 questions
The big round things your bike rolls on. Rims, spokes, hubs, etc. If it's all about the rubber part, the "tire" tag is better.
1173 questions
Tools, parts, techniques, and procedures to keep your bike in working order. MAINTENANCE is not the same as REPAIR, a separate tag. Maintenance is what one does on a regular basis. Repair is what one …
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Repairing, maintaining, or replacing the chain on your bike that connects the front of the drivetrain (cranks, chainrings) to the back (cogs, cassette).
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Bicycle frame construction, selection, maintenance, and repair.
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The crankset is the combination of components that convert motion from the rider's leg movements into rotational motion to drive the chain and propel the bike. The crankset includes one or more chainr…
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Mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another.
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Repairing your bike when something is broken. REPAIR is not the same as MAINTENANCE, a separate tag. Repair is what one does only when something is broken. Maintenance is what one does on a regular ba…
746 questions
The part of your bike that contains the axis the cranks arms spin 'round. (The crank arms are where the pedals attach.)
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A cluster of sprockets, commonly 5 to 12 of them, attached to a freehub on the rear wheel.
678 questions
Questions looking for help with brand or model identification of a cycle. You MUST include a photograph of the complete bike. The serial number on its own is not enough to identify a bike.
649 questions
Questions referring to the derailluer responsible for moving the chain along the cassette
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Brakes with a disc called a rotor near the hub and calipers that squeeze pairs of pads against that disc.
607 questions
Questions about shifting between gears or the shifters themselves.
587 questions
What components are compatible with what other components
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Usually means the front fork, where the front wheel sits. Can also mean the rear fork, a part of the frame.
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The cogs (gears) at the front of your drive chain, connected to the cranks.
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Concerning the parts and mechanism of bike gearing, both internal and external. Multi-speed, single-speed, fixed and freewheel.
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Riding to and from work. Other cycling primarily for transportation. Carrying stuff. Picking a bike. Related issues.
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Bicycle components without which it's not a working bike: wheels, brakes, saddle/seat, bottom bracket, derailleur, stem, handlebars, bolts, etc. Also tag with specific part.
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Hydraulic disc brakes use fluid (either mineral oil or automotive brake fluid) to transmit brake pressure from the handlebar levers to the disc brakes on the wheel.
428 questions
A rubber torus shaped balloon which is inflated via a valve inside a tyre to keep it rigid.
400 questions
The things you push your feet against to make the bike go. Pedaling technique, and other stuff related to pedals. Clips and clipless pedals.
387 questions
Questions about a bicycle's drivetrain system, including the chain, gears, chainrings, derailleurs, etcetera.
368 questions
How to get the right sized bicycle for you or adjust your bicycle to fit you better.
356 questions
Handlebars are the part of the bike where the rider holds onto for grip and steering of the bike.
332 questions
Electric Bike (e-bike) specific issues, including batteries, controllers, chargers, and motors -- as well as the legal or social issues surrounding their use. Not for liquid fuel bike kits.
326 questions
Vintage is generally considered more than 50 years old, but in the bicycling world anything more than 20 years old is usually considered vintage as well.
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The specialized system(s) of a bicycle that insulate a rider from rough terrain.
305 questions