Suspension fork of a mountain bike with disc brakeShape of a bicycle fork
A bicycle fork is the part of a bicycle that holds the front wheel.
A fork typically consists of two blades which are joined at the top by a fork crown. The crown is often at the front. Most suspension forks have an arch connecting the two side of the lowers (the part connected to the axle.) It is often in front of the stanchions (shaft the lowers slide on) but not always. Above the crown, a steerer tube attaches the fork to the bicycle and the handlebars (via a stem) allowing the rider to steer the bicycle. The steerer tube of the fork interfaces with the frame via bearings called a headset mounted in the head tube.
At the bottom of the fork, fork ends hold the wheel. Usually, either the axle is bolted to the fork, or a quick release skewer passes through a hollow axle, clamping the axle to the fork. A bicycle dropout (drop out, frame end, or fork end), is a slot in a frame or fork where the axle of the wheel is attached.
The term fork is sometimes also used to describe the part of a bicycle that holds the rear wheel,[1] which on 19th century ordinary or penny-farthing bicycles was also a bladed fork. On most modern bicycle designs the rear wheel is now attached to a rear triangle comprising the seat tube, a pair of seat stays, and a pair of chain stays, rather than an actual fork, but the rear fork usage persists.[1]
^ abBrown, Sheldon (2006). "Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary". Sheldon Brown. Retrieved 2018-01-26. The term "rear fork" is sometimes used to refer to the part of the frame that holds the rear wheel.
A bicyclefork is the part of a bicycle that holds the front wheel. A fork typically consists of two blades which are joined at the top by a fork crown...
the frame and fork of a bicycle and sometimes includes the headset and seat post. Frame builders will often produce the frame and fork together as a paired...
steering mechanism (fork, handlebars, front wheel, etc.) pivots. The steering axis angle usually matches the angle of the head tube. In bicycles, the steering...
to. Down tube: tube on the bicycle frame that runs from the head tube to the bottom bracket Dropout: a bicycle rear fork end that allows the rear wheel...
A fork end, fork-end, or forkend is a slot in a bicycle frame or bicyclefork where the axle of a bicycle wheel is attached. A dropout is a type of fork...
generally refers to all of the components that make up a bicycle excluding the bicycle frame, fork, stem, wheels, tires, and rider contact points, such as...
dynamics BicycleforkBicycle frame Cycling Downhill bike Downhill mountain biking Glossary of cycling Hybrid bicycle List of bicycle parts Motorcycle fork Mountain...
Bicycle Wheel is a readymade from Marcel Duchamp consisting of a bicyclefork with front wheel mounted upside-down on a wooden stool. In 1913 at his Paris...
performance-oriented wheels. Bicycle wheels are typically designed to fit into the frame and fork via dropouts, and hold bicycle tires. The first wheel to...
the back of the fork crown. This is depressed against the front tyre by the rider's foot. Perhaps more so than any other form of bicycle brake, the spoon...
A bicycle handlebar is the steering control for bicycles. It is the equivalent of a tiller for vehicles and vessels, as it is most often directly mechanically...
bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features...
computer programming language Stem (bicycle part), connecting the handlebars to the steerer tube of a bicyclefork Stem (ship), the most forward part of...
within which the front fork steerer tube is mounted. On a motorcycle, the "head tube" is normally called the steering head. On bicycles the manufacturer's...
fork is a suspension component for either: Bicyclefork Motorcycle fork This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Front fork....
A utility bicycle, city bicycle, urban bicycle, European city bike (ECB), Dutch bike, classic bike or simply city-bike is a bicycle designed for frequent...
front forks, being carbon fibre and chromoly forks the most used given its inherent vibration-absorbing properties.[citation needed] Gravel bicycles generally...
consecutively, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817. The term bicycle was coined in France in the 1860s, and the...
milked. The two lower members of a suspension bicyclefork that connect to the crown (also called fork legs). In yachting, metal bars that hold the life-lines...
A tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally a tricycle) designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating...
locking or latching mechanism Stem (bicycle part), connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicyclefork Wallpaper steamer, an electrical device...
a handlebar directly connected to the front wheel via a conventional bicyclefork in delta, or via a form of Ackermann steering geometry in the case of...
A racing bicycle, also known as a road bike is a bicycle designed for competitive road cycling, a sport governed by and according to the rules of the...
The Cannondale Bicycle Corporation is an American division of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that supplies bicycles. Its headquarters are in Wilton,...
Global Information
