A longitudinally tapered wheel spoke having a thin aerodynamic cross-sectional profile proximate to the wheel rim and tapering to a round profile toward the central hub, with the tapered section optimized to minimize drag against a combined headwind and crosswind impinging upon the primary vehicle-drag-inducing uppermost region of the wheel assembly.
Streamlined tapered bicycle wheel spoke
2020-09-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
BICYCLE SPOKE, BICYCLE WHEEL WITH THE BICYCLE SPOKE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BICYCLE SPOKE
European Patent Office | 2023
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