why do wheel have spokes?
By kush20006
@kush20006 (515)
India
November 14, 2009 12:14pm CST
you all would have seen spokes in wheel
can anyone tell me why these spokes are present?
2 responses
@MJay101 (710)
•
14 Nov 09
Whilst I'm no engineer, I'm pretty sure that it's to stop the wheel collapsing under pressure.
See what happens if you try to ride a bike with half the spokes shattered - it won't be pretty!
It's either that, or purely an aesthetic function (which I doubt!).
@kush20006 (515)
• India
14 Nov 09
but why then spokes only used something else could also have been used
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
14 Nov 09
its to reinforce the wheel's strength. they support it from bending/flexing too much. the crosswind thing does sound believable as well. plus a spoked wheel is much lighter than a solid wheel
