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Keywords: Hoop, Tire, Wheel, Spoke, Wonders
The outer hoop of a wheel to which the tire is attached.
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Round part of the wheel, that the tires attach onto.
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The outer hoop of a bicycle wheel. The spokes attach to the rims via spoke nipples. Rims can be either steel, aluminum, or carbon fiber.
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The two metal hoops on which the tubes and tires are mounted.
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Wheels ( Tricked Out episode 101)
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Where the tires are mounted on. Generally, there are one-piece rims and two-piece rims. Two-piece rims consist of two cup-like halfs, which are screwed together, while one-piece rims look like a spindle and consist, as the name suggests, of only one part. Today, one-piece rims are more popular, even though some people maintain that tires are easier to change on a two-piece rims. Sometimes, these are also referred to as one-piece or two-piece wheels.
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See the Toy Wonders Guide to Wheels & Rims for visual reference.
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