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 June 29, 2024: I created Quizlet flashcards for learning and quizzing yourself on bicycle vocabulary! Not only does it contain the terms below, but it also contains some vocabulary for bicycle races (e.g., fugados are riders in a breakaway). You can also use them to hear the pronunciation of the words.
These flashcards supersede the ones I created on SpanishDict.com on February 20, 2012, but are no longer are available.
| English Term | Spanish Term |
|---|---|
| bike rack | portaequipajes; portabultos; parrilla (less common and more informal) |
| tread | banda de rodadura |
| rear dropouts | punteras traseras; punteras |
| derailleur | cambio; desviador; descarrilador (less common) |
| front derailleur | cambio delantero |
| rear derailleur | cambio trasero |
| 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 |
| bottom bracket | eje de pedalier; pedalier; caja central (Latin America) |
| chain | cadena |
| crankset | juego de bielas; plato y biela |
| chainrings | discos de cadena |
| crankarm | brazo de biela; biela |
| pedal | pedal |
| downtube | tubo inferior |
| top tube | tubo superior |
| water bottle cage | portabidón; portabotellas |
| head tube | caja de timón |
| headset | copas |
| stem | potencia |
| bar grip | agarre de manillar; puños |
| handlebars | manillar |
| brake lever | maneta de freno; palanca de freno |
| deraillleur cable | cable de desviador; cable de cambio |
| brake cable | cable de freno |
| cable housing | forro de cable |
| brakes | frenos |
| brake pads | gomas |
| shock absorber | amortiguador |
| fork | horquilla |
| suspension fork | horquilla de suspensión |
| hub | buje; cubo (Latin America) |
| front axle | eje delantero |
| rear axle | eje trasero |
| quick release | tornilla mariposa |
| thru-axle | eje pasante |
| spoke | rayo |
| spoke nipple | niple; tornillo de rayo |
| rim | aro |
| tire | llanta; neumático |
| wheel | rueda; cincho (more informal) |
| tire valve | valvula |
| bearings | rodamientos; balineras (colloquial in Latin America) |
| threads (of a screw) | rascos |
| to loosen | aflojar |
| to tighten | apretar |
| tire levers | palancas de neumáticos (or simply palancas) |
| gear ratios | relación de cambios; desarrollo de cadena |
| drivetrain | transmisión |
| gears; gearing | engraje |
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!