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  2. The Bicycle Wheel - Wikipedia

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    The Bicycle Wheel is an educational book that explains the structural theory of a wire wheel, and teaches the practical methodology of building bicycle wheels. [1] The book is made up of three parts. Part one, "Theory of the Spoked Wheel", examines how a wire wheel supports various loads, what causes wheel failure, what aspects of a wheel ...

  3. Jobst Brandt - Wikipedia

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    From the late 1980s until the early/mid 2000s, the era of the Usenet newsgroup, Jobst Brandt was a prolific contributor to rec.bicycles.tech and other public forums. [6] [7] His authoritative explanations and incisive, sometimes tart opinions on bicycle technology, as well as the detailed descriptions of his inspiring bike holidays in the Alps [8] and epic one-day rides in the Santa Cruz ...

  4. Wheelbuilding - Wikipedia

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    Radial (left) and semi-tangential (right) bicycle spoke patterns. Wheelbuilding is the process of assembling wire wheels (generally a bicycle wheel, but including wheelchairs, and some cars) and motorcyclemotorcycles. The components of a wire wheel are the rim, spokes, nipples, and hub.

  5. Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) - Wikipedia

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    Brown was a proponent of fixed-gear, single-speed bicycles for ordinary street use. [26] Brown, with Galen Evans and Osman Isvan, developed a method to determine and compare bicycle gear ratios. For any combination of front chainring, rear cog, wheel size and crank length, his method results in a number that Brown terms the "gain ratio". [27]

  6. Wire wheel - Wikipedia

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    The first patent for wire wheels was issued to Theodore Jones of London, England on October 11, 1826. [5] Eugène Meyer of Paris, France was the first person to receive, in 1869, a patent for wire wheels on bicycles. [6] Bicycle wheels were not strong enough for cars until the development of tangentially spoked wheels.

  7. I traveled to 50 of the top countries for tourism and ranked ...

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    On the other hand, Spain and Cyprus took the top spots in my book. I've traveled to more than 80 countries, 50 of which were included in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Travel and Tourism Index .

  8. Tom Ritchey - Wikipedia

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    Tom Ritchey (born 1956) is an American bicycle frame builder, Category 1 racer, fabricator, designer, and founder of Ritchey Design. [1] Ritchey is a US pioneer [ citation needed ] in modern frame building and the first production mountain bike builder/manufacturer in the history of the sport.

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    An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency instructed a disaster relief team to avoid houses displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump's campaign, the agency's ...

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