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2. Ebonite - Wikipedia

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   Ebonite is a brand name for a material generically known as hard rubber or vulcanite, obtained via vulcanizing natural rubber for prolonged periods. Ebonite may contain from 25% to 80% sulfur and linseed oil. [1] [2] Its name comes from its intended use as an artificial substitute for ebony wood.

3. Rolling resistance - Wikipedia

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   Figure 1 Hard wheel rolling on and deforming a soft surface, resulting in the reaction force R from the surface having a component that opposes the motion. (W is some vertical load on the axle, F is some towing force applied to the axle, r is the wheel radius, and both friction with the ground and friction at the axle are assumed to be negligible and so are not shown.

4. Bicycle tire - Wikipedia

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   The first bicycle "tires" were iron bands on the wooden wheels of velocipedes. [3] These were followed by solid rubber tires on penny-farthings. [4] The first patent for "rubberized wheels" was granted to Clément Ader in 1868. [5] In an attempt to soften the ride, rubber tires with a hollow core were also tried. [6]

5. Wheel sizing - Wikipedia

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   Wheels with Asanti 28 in (710 mm) rims on a police Hummer H2 car. The wheel size is the size designation of a wheel given by its diameter, width, and offset. The diameter of the wheel is the diameter of the cylindrical surface on which the tire bead rides. The width is the inside distance between the bead seat faces.

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7. Caster - Wikipedia

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   A caster is a wheel mounted to a fork, with an optional, additional offset steering joint. An omnidirectional wheel (Mecanum wheel, Omni wheel, or Swedish wheel) is made of a large central hub with many additional smaller wheels mounted along the perimeter such that their axes are perpendicular to the central wheel. The central wheel can rotate ...