A hub, rim, and spokes all together; may also include the tire and tube.
- Sheldon Brown, on his website
Good wheels make the bicycle comfortable, fast and efficient.
Most common issues are a wobbly wheel, a bent rim and flat tires.
Wheels are in contact with the frameset, brakes and sometimes a dynamo.
Tire Sizes
Remove tire from rim
Repair a flat tire with glue
Repair a flat tire with a new tube
Put tire on rim
check spoke tension
straighten and center the wheel, tighten the spokes
straighten and center the wheel, tighten the spokes
We see two major types of bearings out there:
Adjust the bearing
Overhaul a hub
Swap axle (also includes general infos about hub sizes)
Rubbing brakes on the rims can be caused by:
If the wheel contacts the frame, this can be caused by
If the frame is somehow bent, consider to ask for help in a workshop.
If you want to dive in deeper, below is some more content linked to read.
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🇩🇪 wikipedalia - Lauifrad
🇬🇧 sheldonbrown.com - "Articles about Bicycle Wheels"
