April 2022 – Spinning True

Posted on April 29, 2022April 30, 2022 by spinningtrue in Drivetrains

Introduction A bicycle converts the motion of pedaling into rotation of one of the wheels, which drives the bike forwards. How much the drive wheel rotates for each turn of the pedals depends on the gearing of the bike. Some bikes are single-speed, which means that the relationship between how much the wheels turn compared […]

Posted on April 10, 2022April 14, 2022 by spinningtrue in Wheelbuilding

Do bicycle hubs hang from the spokes above or do they stand on the spokes below? This question is occasionally debated on forums and other places in the cycling world, where impassioned people come together to defend their side of the argument – sometimes even using the same understanding of how a bicycle wheel works […]