Thread: Push on or hang from spokes?
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Old 05-08-10 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ls01
The load pushes on the hub which transfers the load to the rim via the spokes on the top of the wheel,which pushes down on the ground. The rest of the spokes keep the rim from deforming/collapsing through tension.
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