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Because if you didn't have spokes you'd have to have solid disc wheels which'd be heavier and quite unpleasant to ride in windy conditions.
To hold the hub for your gears. Also keep your wheel true.
Just fine, thanks for asking. Seriously, there seems to be something missing from the question. Spokes in a bicycle wheel work by all spokes pulling the rim towards the hub. The stiffness of the rim prevents it from collapsing, and if all spokes are equally long and pull equally hard the result is a round wheel.
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∙ 11y agoIf you didn't have spokes, you'd have to have solid discs as wheels instead. These would be heavier, ride harder, and be more influenced by side winds - a poorer deal all around.
Or you could have something looking like an alloy motorcycle/car wheel, a disc with cutouts. That'd still be heavier than a spoked wheel.
to adjust the wheel while bending
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∙ 7y agoSpokes connect the bicycle wheel hub and bicycle wheel rim, providing both support (so they stay where they belong) and some degree of springy shock absorption (reducing the shock from irregularities of the road surface). However they do have to be carefully tensioned when the bicycle wheel is assembled so they all are under equal stress so that the load is equally distributed.
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∙ 15y agoMost bikes have spokes. Disk wheels are more aerodynamic, but makes the bike more sensitive to side winds and are rarely used for road bikes and/or road races.
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∙ 15y agoDisc wheels are more aerodynamic, so they help the bike go fast. On the downside they make the bike sensitive to side wind, might give a rough ride and will add some weight.
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What are spokes part of?
Spokes are found as part of wheels, for instance on a bicycle. They connect the hub to the rim.
What are wagon spokes?
"Spokes" are the things that branch out from the centre of wheels to the outside edge of the wheel, to stabilise them. So wagon spokes are the things that branch out of wagon wheel centres (usually wooden, in this case). Bicycle wheels also have spokes.
What are wagons?
"Spokes" are the things that branch out from the centre of wheels to the outside edge of the wheel, to stabilise them. So wagon spokes are the things that branch out of wagon wheel centres (usually wooden, in this case). Bicycle wheels also have spokes.
What are the parts of a bicycle?
wheels, spokes, chain, gears, handle bar, frame, pedals, seat, reflectors, brakes
How many spokes are there to children bicycle?
That would differ from one bike to another. A really small bike with maybe 12" wheels will have fewer spokes than a bike with 20" wheels. Say between 24 and 36.
What types of spokes are there?
There are many types of spokes. Some are the spokes on a bicycle, another are the spokes on a wheelchair, or you can even find them on baby carriages.
Which type of metal you use to prepare bicycle spoke?
Bicycle spokes are usually made of stainless steel, although cheap/old bikes might have spokes of galvanized steel instead. Some high-end bikes have thick spokes out of aluminum alloy. There are occasional uses of carbon fibre spokes too.
What do bicycle spokes represent?
Spokes are examples of pre-stressed construction elements.
Do bicycle stores have a machine to straighten wheels?
Bicycle wheels are straightened by hand by tightening some spokes and loosening others. It's not done by a machine. The wheel is typically set into a "truing stand" which is a sort of jig to hold the wheel while the mechanic trues it.
Does a bicycle use wheels and axles and a lever?
Yes A Bicycle uses Wheels and the Axles Hold The Wheels Up Plus Some Bikes Have Levers
What is a object that is round with spokes?
a bicycle wheel?
How are bicycle wheels made?
Bike wheels are made out of three parts: 1 The center hub, the nave , 2 the rim, 3 the spokes. The spokes have hook's on one end, that are latched through the holes of the nave . The other end of the spokes are threaded and are put through holes in the rim and then fastened with a nut with a flattened head. This was the easy part. The difficult part is to tighten all the spokes equally so that the nave and the rim are in perfect alignment.
