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Head tube: the tube of a bicycle frame that contains the headset; Headset: the bearings that form the interface between the frame and fork steerer tube; Hood: the rubber brake lever covering on bikes with drop style handle bars; Hub: the core of a wheel; contains bearings and, in a traditional wheel, has drilled flanges for attachment of spokes
Tire levers are used for removing the tires from the rim, often for changing the inner tube. Plastic levers are more prone to breakage; metal ones damage tubes, tires, or rims more easily. Cone wrenches (spanners) are needed to dismantle and adjust the hub bearings. Spoke wrenches are used for tensioning the spokes of a wheel.
The mechanism was invented in 1927 by Tullio Campagnolo, an Italian bicycle racer. He was frustrated when he attempted to change gears during a race. At the time there was but one cog on each side of the rear hub, so gear changes necessitated stopping, removing the rear wheel, flipping it over horizontally so that the opposite cog is engaged by the chain, and finally reinstalling the wheel.
Typical set of three metal tire levers of the type used on bicycles. A tire iron (also tire lever or tire spoon) is a specialized metal or plastic tool used in working with tires. Tire irons have not been in common use for automobile tires since the shift to the use of tubeless tires in the late 1950s.
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A clincher bicycle tire mounted on a wheel A cross section of a clincher tire with a puncture-preventing layer (in blue) between the casing and the tread An inner tube rolled up for storage or to be carried as a spare. A bicycle tire is a tire that fits on the wheel of a bicycle or similar vehicle.
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