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Bicycle spokes
A bicycle wheel has about 40 spokes made of steel rods. These spokes are fixed at the centre on to the hub and at the other end to the rim which itself is a thin steel structure. The spokes are tightened symmetrically during wheel touring and assume a rigid structure. At any instant of time about 20 spokes are above the horizontal line and about the same number below pointing in nearly equally distributed directions. (29/06) ReadYou may also like
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