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2. Beadlock - Wikipedia

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   A beadlock or bead lock is a mechanical device that secures the bead of a tire to the wheel of a vehicle. Tires and wheels are designed so that when the tire is inflated , the tire pressure pushes the bead of the tire against the inside of the wheel rim so that the tire stays on the wheel and the two rotate together.

3. Rim (wheel) - Wikipedia

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   They then have either a side ring or a side and lock ring combination. These parts are removable from one side for tire mounting, while the opposite side attached to the base has a fixed flange. Low tire pressure applications such as off-roading and drag racing use a beadlock that clamps or physically attaches the bead of the tire to the rim of ...

4. Tire bead - Wikipedia

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   A tire bead is held in the groove by air pressure. Thomas B. Jeffery's clincher tire patent. Tire bead is the term for the edge of a tire that sits on the rim.Wheels for automobiles, bicycles, etc. are made with a small slot or groove into which the tire bead sits.

5. Alusil - Wikipedia

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   Alusil as a hypereutectic aluminium-silicon alloy (EN AC-AlSi17Cu4Mg / EN AC-48100 or A390) contains approximately 78% aluminium and 17% silicon. [1] [2] This alloy was theoretically conceived in 1927 by Schweizer & Fehrenbach, [3] of Badener Metall-Waren-Fabrik, [4] but practically created only by Lancia [5] in the same year, for its car engines.

6. Snow socks - Wikipedia

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   Snow socks (also known as auto socks) are textile alternatives to snow chains.Snow sock devices wrap around the tires of a vehicle to increase traction on snow and ice. Snow socks are normally composed of a woven fabric with an elastomer attached to the inner and/or outer edge.

7. Bicycle wheel - Wikipedia

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   Female axle - hollow center axle, typically 14, 15, 17, or 20 mm in diameter made of chromoly and aluminum, with two bolts thread into on either side. [2] This design can be much stronger than traditional axles, which are commonly only 8 mm, 9 mm, 9.5 mm, or 10 mm in diameter.