| The first bicycle wheels were from a
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| | lightness and aerodynamics and a very
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| horse drawn cart, made of wood with a
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| | beautiful looking bicycle rim. As with
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| metal band round the bicycle rim, very
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| | most things if money is no problem you
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| hard and very uncomfortable to ride. Then
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| | can go for the best, this would be an all
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| a man called Dunlop (Scottish) invented
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| | carbon rim, strong and very light, but
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| the pneumatic tire, this along with
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| | there are a few problems with these rims,
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| Macadam (another Scot) inventing the tar
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| | first they don’t brake so well in
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| road surface made cycling a lot more
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| | wet conditions and you must use special
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| comfortable.
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| | brake blocks for carbon and they can be
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| The bicycle rim, like the bicycle frame
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| | expensive, also the rim has to be
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| hasn’t changed much in design, its
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| | perfectly round and not have any bulges
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| still round and always will be. From the
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| | in the rim wall as this will make braking
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| first wooden rims the next were made of
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| | quite erratic, carbon is a difficult
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| steel, then alloy and now if you can
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| | material to work with and must be well
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| afford it, carbon. Of all bicycle parts
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| | looked after.
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| the bicycle rim can make a big difference
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| | Types Of Rim To Consider
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| to how your bike handles. First the
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| | There are also two types of rim to
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| weight of your rim affects your sprinting
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| | consider and this depends on which kind
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| and climbing as the weight will low you
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| | of tire you want to use, first there are
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| down, for a long, flat effort the weight
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| | tubular tires these are glued on to the
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| isn’t so important as when you get
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| | bicycle rim, cost more and are difficult
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| the wheels rolling the weight can help to
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| | to repair after a puncture, but for
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| keep them going. The shape of the rim can
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| | racing they feel and ride wonderfully.
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| be important also, a flat rim is best for
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| | Clincher tires have improved a lot
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| climbing as aerodynamics are not so
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| | recently and are nearly as good as
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| important on a hill, a deep section,
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| | tubulars for performance and are easily
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| aero, rim will help you cut through the
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| | repairable and more reasonably priced.
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| air, but in a cross wind could cause you
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| | Most manufacturers make all styles in
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| handling problems.
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| | both systems.
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| Bicycle Rims Materials
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| | So which should I buy? Not an easy
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| The different materials used for rims are
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| | answer, as there is so much to choose
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| very important also, steel is heavy and
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| | from, years ago you went to your local
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| if damaged can be difficult to pull back
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| | bike shop, picked out which hubs, spokes
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| into shape, but because its so strong it
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| | and rims you wanted and he would build
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| is quite difficult to bend in the first
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| | your wheels, but now most rim makers also
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| place and steel is cheaper than all the
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| | manufacture there own wheel sets, Mavic,
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| other materials. Alloy is probably the
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| | Shimano and Campagnolo are probably the
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| most popular rim, it can be made in any
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| | best known, check out there web-sites for
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| shape and profile, flat or aero, but not
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| | all there new goodies, there are other
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| too deep as it would then weigh too much,
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| | brands and if you go to your local cycle
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| most deep section rims are of a alloy
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| | shop or look in the bike magazines
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| braking section nearest the tire which is
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| | you’ll find them. There is a lot to
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| then mounted to a carbon deep section for
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| | choose form, but they are all round.
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