Part 1 (“Re-Spoke Motorcycle Wheels“) described my experiences at re-spoking a motorcycle wheel for the first time. That article covered the “what, why, and how” of the project. I had also mentioned ...
Tom Pidcock fought to victory in the Olympic men's XC MTB title yesterday, following in the footsteps of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot who demolished the women's race in a classy display the previous day.
From the 1991 Dodge Viper's three-spoke wheels to the 2020 Alpina B7's 20-spokers, there are lots of options when it comes to the number of metal bits radially connecting a wheel's lug hole-containing ...
Despite the spring weather, if we close our eyes we can almost imagine being at a late fall cyclocross race. Cowbells ringing, people cheering, racers burying themselves to best a friend and the muddy ...
Time is a flat circle, what’s old is always new again. Wheels aren’t quite flat, but bygone styles always come back into vogue. This time, what’s rolled back around is the three-spoke wheel, which is ...
When trying to explain the physics behind driving a car, you can go the charts-diagrams-and-calculations route or you can go the tinkering-until-something-breaks route. When it comes to answering the ...
This month, we stopped at True Spoke Wire Company where we met with owners and operators Dave and Linda Adler, who took their time to educate us about wire wheel safety. While budget is always a ...
Of all the unspoken rules around cars, one of the simplest concerns the number of spokes on your steering wheel: three means ‘sporty’, four means ‘luxury’, five means the head of interior design has ...