IPMBA Public Safety Cycling
questions well answered passed
Road, Mountain, Hybrid, and Cruiser - correct answer ✔✔Four Types of Bikes
Wider Tires, Range of Gearing, Well-Suited Riding Position, and Ability to Carry Large Amounts
of Gear - correct answer ✔✔Reasons Public Safety Officers use Mountain Bikes
Proper Frame Size - correct answer ✔✔Most Important to Bicycle Fitting Rider
Plain Steel, Chromoly Steel, Aluminum, and Titanium & Carbon Fiber - correct answer ✔✔Four
materials used in Bike Frames
Aluminum - correct answer ✔✔Most Common Frame Material for Public Safety Bikes
Mechanical Parts of the Bicycle - correct answer ✔✔"Components" refers to...
Shimano or SRAM - correct answer ✔✔Mid-Range Mountain Bikes use __________or
__________ Components
2nd or 3rd most expensive - correct answer ✔✔Grade of Components to Purchase
Gear-changing Device that allows a Rider to derail the chain and move it from one chain ring to
another while in motion - correct answer ✔✔"Derailleur" defined as...
, 1) Shifters, 2) Cassette, 3) Front/Rear Derailleurs, 4) the crank set, and 5) the Chain - correct
answer ✔✔Drive Train Consists of:
1) Thumb Levers, and 2) Twisting Handlebar Grip - correct answer ✔✔Two Types of Shifters:
..moving the shifter or pushing the shifter button moves the derailleur a precise, preset distance
to the desired cog. - correct answer ✔✔"Indexed Shifting" defined as...
the bike is being pedaled (therefore the chain is moving) - correct answer ✔✔Shifting the bike
should only be done when...
Smaller ring has 11 teeth, while larger ring has 34 teeth - correct answer ✔✔11/34 Cassette
means:
Three - correct answer ✔✔Mountain bikes typically have how many front chain rings?
False, these are preset by the manufacturer and should not be changed (stop limit screws) -
correct answer ✔✔(T or F) The two small screws on a derailleur are for fine-tuning?
Barrel adjusters mounted on either on the shifter or where the cable passes through to the rear
derailleur - correct answer ✔✔What do you adjust to fine-tune the derailleur system?
arms or levers to which the pedals are attached and hold the front chain ring - correct answer
✔✔"Crank Arms" are defined as:
the Outer Metal Hoop of a Bicycle Wheel - correct answer ✔✔"Rim" is defined as:
22 mm Wide - correct answer ✔✔Size Rim recommended for Public Safety Cyclists
questions well answered passed
Road, Mountain, Hybrid, and Cruiser - correct answer ✔✔Four Types of Bikes
Wider Tires, Range of Gearing, Well-Suited Riding Position, and Ability to Carry Large Amounts
of Gear - correct answer ✔✔Reasons Public Safety Officers use Mountain Bikes
Proper Frame Size - correct answer ✔✔Most Important to Bicycle Fitting Rider
Plain Steel, Chromoly Steel, Aluminum, and Titanium & Carbon Fiber - correct answer ✔✔Four
materials used in Bike Frames
Aluminum - correct answer ✔✔Most Common Frame Material for Public Safety Bikes
Mechanical Parts of the Bicycle - correct answer ✔✔"Components" refers to...
Shimano or SRAM - correct answer ✔✔Mid-Range Mountain Bikes use __________or
__________ Components
2nd or 3rd most expensive - correct answer ✔✔Grade of Components to Purchase
Gear-changing Device that allows a Rider to derail the chain and move it from one chain ring to
another while in motion - correct answer ✔✔"Derailleur" defined as...
, 1) Shifters, 2) Cassette, 3) Front/Rear Derailleurs, 4) the crank set, and 5) the Chain - correct
answer ✔✔Drive Train Consists of:
1) Thumb Levers, and 2) Twisting Handlebar Grip - correct answer ✔✔Two Types of Shifters:
..moving the shifter or pushing the shifter button moves the derailleur a precise, preset distance
to the desired cog. - correct answer ✔✔"Indexed Shifting" defined as...
the bike is being pedaled (therefore the chain is moving) - correct answer ✔✔Shifting the bike
should only be done when...
Smaller ring has 11 teeth, while larger ring has 34 teeth - correct answer ✔✔11/34 Cassette
means:
Three - correct answer ✔✔Mountain bikes typically have how many front chain rings?
False, these are preset by the manufacturer and should not be changed (stop limit screws) -
correct answer ✔✔(T or F) The two small screws on a derailleur are for fine-tuning?
Barrel adjusters mounted on either on the shifter or where the cable passes through to the rear
derailleur - correct answer ✔✔What do you adjust to fine-tune the derailleur system?
arms or levers to which the pedals are attached and hold the front chain ring - correct answer
✔✔"Crank Arms" are defined as:
the Outer Metal Hoop of a Bicycle Wheel - correct answer ✔✔"Rim" is defined as:
22 mm Wide - correct answer ✔✔Size Rim recommended for Public Safety Cyclists
