OT (a little): Wheels vs rims
05-30-2002, 12:19 AM
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OT (a little): Wheels vs rims
What exactly is the difference between wheels and rims? They seemed to be used interchangeably, and I usually just say wheels, but perhaps I'm not always being precise.
05-30-2002, 12:30 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Tim Strayer:
<strong>Its all the same. I guess some people just think that rims are anything that is not steel wheels that you see with hubcaps. I think the rice crowd brought the word "rims".</strong><hr></blockquote>
Um, no.
"Rims" is an old expression.
Hell, it probably goes back to the times of spoked wheels.
<strong>Its all the same. I guess some people just think that rims are anything that is not steel wheels that you see with hubcaps. I think the rice crowd brought the word "rims".</strong><hr></blockquote>
Um, no.
"Rims" is an old expression.
Hell, it probably goes back to the times of spoked wheels.
05-30-2002, 12:40 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Geo:
<strong>
Um, no.
"Rims" is an old expression.
Hell, it probably goes back to the times of spoked wheels. </strong><hr></blockquote>
I guess its one of those things that comes and goes.
<strong>
Um, no.
"Rims" is an old expression.
Hell, it probably goes back to the times of spoked wheels.
</strong><hr></blockquote>I guess its one of those things that comes and goes.
05-30-2002, 04:48 AM
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"rim" is pretty dated and passé. but etymology is cool.
rim (noun)- the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something; 2. a : the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes b : a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached
3 : FRAME 4c(1)
based on the above interpretation, it would be safe for one to say that we drive cars, not bicycles, and that the tire (or tyre) fits around the "wheel" not a rim. also, i think "dubs" is lame as it confuses the reader with "dub music" or "dub tracks".
on another tangent, brake "disc" or rotor?
Function: noun
Etymology: contraction of rotator
Date: 1903
1 a : a part that revolves in a stationary part b : the rotating member of an electrical machine
Main Entry: disc brake
Function: noun
Date: 1904
: a brake that operates by the friction of a caliper pressing against the sides of a rotating disc
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rim (noun)- the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something; 2. a : the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes b : a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached
3 : FRAME 4c(1)
based on the above interpretation, it would be safe for one to say that we drive cars, not bicycles, and that the tire (or tyre) fits around the "wheel" not a rim. also, i think "dubs" is lame as it confuses the reader with "dub music" or "dub tracks".
on another tangent, brake "disc" or rotor?
Function: noun
Etymology: contraction of rotator
Date: 1903
1 a : a part that revolves in a stationary part b : the rotating member of an electrical machine
Main Entry: disc brake
Function: noun
Date: 1904
: a brake that operates by the friction of a caliper pressing against the sides of a rotating disc
<img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />
05-30-2002, 04:50 AM
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[quote]it probably goes back to the times of spoked wheels <hr></blockquote>
To my understanding: The rim is the section the tire sits in.
The wheel is the complete thing, including the plate to mount it to the hub AND the tire (inflated and all I guess).
In the old days for car wheels, the rim was bolted to the center plate (or spokes) and a separate section.
You still have that on agricultural tractors and other vehicles with "macho apperance"
TakeCare
edit: Deni where the heck did you got that from?
TakeCare
To my understanding: The rim is the section the tire sits in.
The wheel is the complete thing, including the plate to mount it to the hub AND the tire (inflated and all I guess).
In the old days for car wheels, the rim was bolted to the center plate (or spokes) and a separate section.
You still have that on agricultural tractors and other vehicles with "macho apperance"
TakeCare
edit: Deni where the heck did you got that from?
TakeCare