Meanings
plural cranksets
- The component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain, which in turn drives the rear wheel.
Their owners lounge at the outdoor tables, kibitzing about cranksets, aero bars, local races or, when they can help it, anything other than cycling.
2012 August 9, Liz Robbins, “Where Cyclists Fuel Up on Carbs”, in The New York Times1 more example
Crucial to the crankset is the bottom bracket. Of all the bearings on a bike, the bottom bracket is the one that has to bear the heaviest load. Not only does the bottom bracket have to spin while you pedal, but it takes the force of all the twisting and turning that occurs during pedaling.
2009, Dennis Bailey, Keith Gates, Bike Repair and Maintenance For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBNSynonyms: chainset
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain, which in turn drives the rear wheel.
Origin
Translations
Catalan pedaler
- pedalerTranslations
Finnish kampisarja
- kampisarjaTranslations
French pédalier
- pédalierTranslations
German Kurbelsatz, Kettenblattgarnitur
- KurbelsatzTranslations
- KettenblattgarniturTranslations
- KurbelgarniturTranslations
Italian guarnitura
- guarnituraTranslations
Norwegian krank
- krankTranslations
Spanish platos y bielas, bielado
- platos y bielasTranslations
- bieladoTranslations
Cite this entry
crankset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankset
“crankset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankset. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crankset,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankset.
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