Wheelbuilding

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• Wheelbuilding — is the art and science of assembling a wheel (generally a bicycle wheel, although such wheels are also used on wheelchairs, motorcycles, and some cars, and known as wire wheels) from its component rim, spokes, nipples and hub.GoalsA good… …   Wikipedia

• Spoke — A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface. The term originally referred to portions of a log which had been split lengthwise… …   Wikipedia

• Bicycle wheel — For the Marcel Duchamp installation, see Bicycle Wheel. The front wheel from a racing bicycle made using a Mavic rim …   Wikipedia

• Wire wheels — Wire wheels, (wire spoked wheels), invented by James Starley, are still used on many motorcycles and most bicycles. Such wheels have a hub connected to a rim by wire spokes. Although these wires are generally stiffer than a typical braided wire… …   Wikipedia

• Bottom bracket — A square taper cartridge bottom bracket. The bottom bracket on a bicycle connects the crankset to the bicycle and allows the crankset to rotate freely. It contains a spindle that the crankset attaches to, and the bearings that allow the spindle… …   Wikipedia

• Sovereign Hill — is an Open air museum in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, that depicts Ballarat s first ten years after the discovery of gold there in 1851. It was officially opened on 29 November 1970.Set in the Australian 1850s, the complex is located on a 25… …   Wikipedia

• Wheelwright — A wheelwright (or wainwright) is a person who builds or repairs wheels. Making and balancing a wheel is skilled work.This occupational name eventually became the English surname Wheelwright .Historically, these tradesmen made wheels for carts and …   Wikipedia

• Sturmey-Archer — are a manufacturing company originally from Nottingham, England. They primarily produce bicycle hub gears but have also produced motorcycle hubs. The company was founded in 1902 by Henry Sturmey and James Archer under the guidance of Frank Bowden …   Wikipedia

• Holland Mechanics — is the world leader in wheelbuilding. The first wheel lacing machine was developed around 1963 by an external engineering company for Raleigh UK. The machine was tested but never put into action. After the labor union realized how many people… …   Wikipedia

• Bicycle mechanic — A bicycle mechanic is a mechanic who can perform a wide range of repairs on bicycles. A person who works in a cycling store is usually only considered a bike mechanic if that person has experience repairing bikes. Bike mechanics can be employed… …   Wikipedia

• Lace (disambiguation) — Lace is a lightweight fabric patterned with open holes.Lace may refer to:* Shoelace, a thin cord fitted to shoes to keep the shoes in placeIn Music: * Lace (band), a Canadian country music trio ** Lace (album), the Canadian country music trio s… …   Wikipedia