Premium Only Content

Experiment: do left hand side spokes of rear bicycle wheels carry driving load (torque)?
An experiment:
Do left hand side spokes of rear bicycle wheels carry driving torque (load)?
Conclusion: total spoke tension change when pedalling with force isn't huge, just about 5% in total, but both left and right hand side spokes carry the pedalling load on modern hubs.
- Contents -
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Experiment method and tools used explained
02:36 Measuring unloaded spokes tension
03:44 Measuring tension of spokes loaded with rider's weight
05:27 Spoke tension when pedalling force is applied
- Useful links -
List of all the BikeGremlin videos, sorted by categories:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/youtube/
Bicycle wheel building basics explained:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/9276/bicycle-wheel-building-basics/
Book by Jobst Brandt: "The Bicycle Wheel" (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/35sRHET
Spoke tension meter I used, contact this channel's author:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pczq2-uVwI
id: 1030
-
1:41
BikeGremlin
5 days agoFreewheel cassette hub axle broken
4 -
LIVE
BlackDiamondGunsandGear
1 day agoGlocks Want Gun Control? // Trump Tramples on your Rights? // After Hours Armory
168 watching -
LIVE
DLDAfterDark
6 hours ago $0.01 earnedDLD Live! Trump - Flag Burning - Glock & Gun Control - Martial Law Light?? - After Hours Armory
109 watching -
LIVE
GritsGG
12 hours agoRumble Customs! 3515 Ws! 🫡!
260 watching -
5:59:47
SpartakusLIVE
7 hours agoThe HUGEST Brain (not forehead) delivers Saturday SPARTOONS || Variety Later - Shadow of Mordor
176K4 -
2:34:20
Barry Cunningham
8 hours agoPRESIDENT TRUMP WELCOMES FOOTBALL SEASON! AND MORE BREAKING NEWS!
63.6K38 -
54:47
Side Scrollers Podcast
12 hours agoSide Scroller Presents KING OF THE KART | MASSIVE MARIO KART TOURNAMENT
35.9K -
4:12:33
Mally_Mouse
12 hours ago🔥🍺Spicy HYDRATE Saturday!🍺🔥-- Let's Play: Baldur's Gate!
30.4K1 -
2:26:32
BooniesHQ
7 hours agoGame Of SKATE Shaun Hover Vs. Jeff DeChesare: Boonies Skate Night 1
105K5 -
LIVE
MissesMaam
2 hours agoAmong Us 3D (ft. Rumblers) 💚✨
95 watching