Wheels on Fire

The latest set of wheels is the first set to come out of the MakeWork grant. I’ve had this set in mind for some time now. Basically it is my rather loud response to the current trend of little red accents on mostly black wheels or bikes. I had the rims and hubs powder coated (painted) RED. The rims are deep section, Velocity B43 and the hubs are Miche fixed track. I used 32 spokes in black, with a half twist at the third crossing. The twisting of spokes has a few functions. In the case of track wheels, it makes the wheel much stiffer (faster). It essentially makes the flange of the hub three times the size, without adding weight. And it looks pretty cool too. I can do a full twist as well, but that's kinda overkill, unless there is a disc brake involved.