There are several different kinds of brakes, gears, even pedals! In this post we will go over the different types.
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| Caliper brakes |
There are three different kinds of brakes.
Caliper brakes, V-Brakes, and Hydraulic disc brakes. Calipers are mostly found on road bikes because, although not as strong as the other two types, they are small and aerodynamic, in other words they don't have much wind resistance. V-Breaks are on lots of hybrid and some amateur mountain bikes, they are bigger than calipers, but more powerful. Due to there simple design, these brakes are the most easy to maintain. hydraulic disc brakes are seen on mid-high level mountain bikes. They resemble the brakes of a car or motorcycle, and do not interfere with the wheel as much.
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| Hydraulic disc brakes |
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| V-brakes |
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Gears are next. The actual gears are pretty much the same on every bike, its the way they change that makes them different. there are two ways they change,
Rapidfire, and
Grip shift. Grip shift is on the handlebar and you simply twist it back and forth to go up and down. rapidfire is more advanced and is simply two switches that you press to make the gears go up and down here are both pictured below
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| Rapidfire shift |
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| Grip shift |
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