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Description
4.3 Wheel and fork
Illustration 6: Components of the wheel, example of front wheel
1 Tyre
2Rim
3 Suspension fork head with setting wheel
4Fork
5 Spoke
6 Quick release
7Hub
8 Valve
9 Fork end of the suspension fork
4.3.1 Valve
Each wheel has a valve. It is used to fill the tyre with
air. There is a valve cap on each valve. The screw-on
valve cap keeps out dust and dirt.
The bicycle either has a classical Dunlop valve or a
Presta valve.