What do these wheels stand on?

I always thought the hub was suspended from all the spokes
simultaneously ("A suspension bridge with no end-points" as an engineer
once put it)?

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"May you have the wind at your back.
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

Chris'Z Corner
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I always thought the hub was suspended from all the spokes
simultaneously ("A suspension bridge with no end-points" as an engineer
once put it)?

- -
"May you have the wind at your back.
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

Chris'Z Corner
http://www.geocities.com/czcorner

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" wrote in message
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I always thought the hub was suspended from all the spokes
simultaneously ("A suspension bridge with no end-points" as an engineer
once put it)?

Yes, that's about it. But the tension decrease is not linear across all
spokes (or pre-tensioned members in this case..) when a load is introduced
at the hub. The bottom few spokes have greater reduced tension and the rest
are increased by a much smaller amount. But you're right, it is being
suspended by all spokes simultaneously.

Cheers,

Scott..

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" wrote in message
...
I always thought the hub was suspended from all the spokes
simultaneously ("A suspension bridge with no end-points" as an engineer
once put it)?

Yes, that's about it. But the tension decrease is not linear across all
spokes (or pre-tensioned members in this case..) when a load is introduced
at the hub. The bottom few spokes have greater reduced tension and the rest
are increased by a much smaller amount. But you're right, it is being
suspended by all spokes simultaneously.

Cheers,

Scott..