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!