Bike components explained: a jargon buster to all of the key frame, wheelset and groupset parts on a bicycle

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20220816/1660631135134921.png" title="1660631135134921.png" alt="4.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Your bike’s fork consists of (usually) two legs to support your front wheel and a steerer tube that passes through the bike frame’s head tube and turns on <a href="https://www.wswbearings.com/products/catalogue.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><strong>bearings</strong></span></a> to enable you to steer.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Road bike forks are typically made of carbon fibre, but may have an alloy steerer tube, although you can also find all-alloy or steel forks, usually on cheaper bikes.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Most road cyclists will use the fork that comes with their bike or frameset, without giving it a second fork. However, tyre clearance and mounting points – for&nbsp;mudguards&nbsp;or&nbsp;luggage&nbsp;– are things to consider when it comes to the versatility of your bike.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Mountain bike forks are more complex and typically include suspension.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">There are differences in how this works and how it’s damped, how the fork is attached to the frame, and also the amount of&nbsp;suspension travel&nbsp;(i.e. movement) it offers.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The amount of suspension travel will provide a guide as to the bike’s intended use, with&nbsp;cross-country mountain bikes&nbsp;offering less travel than&nbsp;downhill mountain bikes, due to the tamer terrain encountered.</span></p><p><br/></p>