Spanish Bicycle Vocabulary
On the wall at Maya Pedal is a table-sized hand-drawn poster illustrating the anatomy of a bicycle. Fortunately I know all of the English terms already, but the chart also has the Spanish translations which I still need to learn. Here is the list.
Update February 20, 2012: I created flashcards for bicycle parts on SpanishDict.com, which you can use to practice. They include pronunciations!
English Term | Spanish Term |
---|---|
bike rack | parilla |
tread | banda de rodadura |
rear dropout | orejas de chasis traseros |
rear derailleur | desviador; cambio delantero |
tension pulley | polea de tension |
derailleur cage | caja de desviador |
barrel adjuster | tornillo de aguja |
freewheel | piñon |
cogs | discos de piñon |
seat stays | barras de asiento |
chain stays | barras de cadena |
saddle (seat) | asiento |
seat clamp | abrazadera de asiento |
seat post | poste de asiento |
seat post clamp | abrazadera de poste de asiento |
seat tube | tubo de asiento |
front derailleur | descarrilador |
bottom bracket | caja central |
chain | cadena |
crankset | multiplicador |
chainrings | discos de cadena |
crankarm | viela |
pedal | pedal |
downtube | tubo inferior |
top tube | tubo superior |
bottle cage | porta anfora |
head tube | caja de timón |
headset | copas |
reversible stem | poste de timón |
bar grip | mango |
handlebars | timón/manubrio |
brake lever | manesilla |
deraillleur cable | cable de descarrilador |
brake cable | cable de freno |
cable housing | forro de cable |
brakes | frenos |
brake pads | gomas |
suspension | amortiguador |
fork | tenedor |
hub | cubo |
axle | eje delantero |
quick release | tornilla mariposa |
spoke | rayo |
spoke nipple | niple/tornillo de rayo |
rim | aro |
tire | llanta |
wheel | rueda/cincho |
tire valve | valvula |
bearings | balineras |
threads (of a screw) | rascos |
to loosen | aflojar |
to tighten | apretar |
tire levers | palancas de las llantas |
gearing | desarrollo (de cadena) |
Wikipedia also has a good diagram of the anatomy of a bicycle in Spanish.

There are 5 comments.
Brother! This is amazing. I am building my first bike from a scrap frame I found down here in Argentina and to find a page like this with everything translated is a total godsend.
Thank you!
:)
Yes Thank you so much! very useful! I am in the exact same situation as Sarah but up in Colombia. First bike build, don't know Spanish well. Sarah are you planning a trip?
This is awesome! Thank you so much!
Hi - how do you say "bicycle frame" in Spanish? Great site, thank you!
¡Hola, Jody! La palabra para bicycle frame es "cuadro." ¡Gracias por visitar mi sitio web!