A Quick Guide To Prolite Wheels

Okay guys, we have recently seen an increase in the number of people wanting to know more about bike wheel brand prolite wheels so we thought it was only right to do a little guide to them.

It is a lie to say that large flanges are harsher than small flanges, or that wheels with a three cross spoke construction give a harder ride than those with a four cross spoke construction. No matter what kind of spoke or hub that is use, the wheel is going to flex.

The wheel is not going to stay perfectly round no matter how tight it is. It has been shown that regardless of construction, the outside of the wheel is going to change at the point of contact, which is approximately at the 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock positions.

The rim will spread out under the load it bears and become more of an oval than a circle. The rim diameter begins to reduce in the 5 o’clock position, with a peak in the 6 o’clock position, and by the 7 o’clock position has a diameter equal to zero. Because it has never been fully explained by science who the spoked wheel actually holds up a rider, it is impossible for the claims made by wheel makers to be corroborated.

Eventually, through the flattening effect which allows movement of the nipple and spoke, the wheel will be loosened, which will reduce the ratio of power to output. Because the spoke and nipple need the freedom to move under the load, when wheel makers attempted to glue the nipples onto the spokes to reduce the effect, they found that the result was fatigue failure in the spokes. For wheels that are built to the highest standards without the use of machinery, you want All Pro-Lite Wheels.

The nipples are, like in previous times, soaked in oil before they are used; therefore, when you receive your wheels you will find that the nipples have oil on them. The makers of Prolite wheels and hubs have been hand-building wheels for over sixty years; they know full well that it is not necessary to remake something that is working so well.

The workers at Prolite are those who know that it is experience that makes the difference, that what you learn in a text book can never give you the same knowledge that you get from doing the actual work.

In the beginning, a rigid flange was used to connect rotating equipment. Unfortunately, this method did not take motion, excursion, or misalignment of equipment into account when performing the action. It was common to experience failure of flanges and shafts. However, as flanges were created to be thinner, they became more flexible. From this the coupling designs progressed and multiplied into the various forms that are seen today; all of which are based on the precept of allowing for misalignments.

A hub is a form of coupling that has the ability to transmit power. The name of this power, which is formed at speed, is mechanical torque. All flexible couplings lose some amount minimal amount of power; some, however, lose less power than others.

When the coupling accommodates the shaft misalignment, then you have to consider the inevitable coupling misalignment. Shaft angular alignment and offset misalignment (also known as shaft parallel misalignment) are adjusted for in the coupling by the angle of the flex elements.

Normally an elastomeric coupling is used to compensate for the axial and angular shifts in alignment. Because a hub is not going to be used to transmit extreme forces, it can be made out of something other than elastomeric materials yet still be able to accommodate and minimize the flexing forces within the construction of the wheel and maintain the necessary equal power source to drive output. In other words, your effort will give you a lot of forward momentum.

To ensure wheel set stability, the hubs are made with only the best Japanese EZO bearings, which will not only outlast any other bearings you can purchase, but also ensure durability and lower rolling resistance. Because the rear hub has four bearings it will be stable at all times, no matter the size of the rider it has to bear. The front hub, which uses only two bearings, is one of the lightest front hubs that is on the market in spite of its size.

Pro-Lite hubs are designed to maintain the stability and structure of the wheel while providing the maximum ratio of power to output. The Pro-Lite hub is coupled with the Pro-Lite spoke, which is made from Swedish stainless steel, which combines to give you everything you will need as a rider.

Pro-lite spokes have been thoroughly tested in the bicycle market against other established, well known brand names. The Pro-lite spokes have proven to be 30% stronger than the so-called strongest spokes on the market, which allows for greater strength and far greater output in the wheels. The Pro-lite wheel spoke fitments to the hub flange are inline as opposed to the traditional across the line of stress, which is an improvement on the method which helps in the increase of the strength of the wheel. To further add to the strength of the wheel, the spokes pull on the flange in a direct tangent.