A hub suitable to be assembled with a first plurality of spokes and a second plurality of spokes, each spoke of the first plurality of spokes and the second plurality of spokes comprises an elongated braided fiber having a loop at a first end and a second end configured for attachment to a rim, wherein at least one spoke of the first plurality of spokes can be joined to each support of the first plurality of projections with the loop disposed about the support, and wherein at least one spoke of the second plurality of spokes can be joined to each support of the second plurality of projections with the loop disposed about the support, the hub comprising: a hub body (202, 1102, 1202) being symmetric about a rotational axis having a first end (207, 209) and a second end; and a first plurality of projections (204, 206, 504, 804, 1104, 1204) disposed on the hub body at the first end and a second plurality of projections (206, 504, 804, 1104, 1204) disposed on the hub body at the second end, wherein the projections of each of the first plurality projections and the second plurality projections are spaced apart from each adjacent projection about the rotational axis on the first and second ends, respectively, wherein each projection of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections comprises a base portion (208, 508, 808, 1108, 1208) joined to the hub body and a support (210, 510, 810, 1110, 1210) extending from the base portion to a free end (218, 518, 818, 1118, 1218), and wherein each support (210, 510, 1110, 1210) of each projection (201, 206, 504, 804, 1104, 1204) of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extends from the base portion (208, 508, 808, 1108, 1208) to the free end (218, 518, 818, 1118, 1218) in a direction about the rotational axis, wherein the supports in each of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend in opposite directions about the rotational axis, wherein adjacent supports in each of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend in opposite directions about the rotational axis. a hub body (202, 1102, 1202) being symmetric about a rotational axis having a first end (207, 209) and a second end; and a first plurality of projections (204, 206, 504, 804, 1104, 1204) disposed on the hub body at the first end and a second plurality of projections (206, 504, 804, 1104, 1204) disposed on the hub body at the second end, wherein the projections of each of the first plurality projections and the second plurality projections are spaced apart from each adjacent projection about the rotational axis on the first and second ends, respectively, wherein each projection of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections comprises a base portion (208, 508, 808, 1108, 1208) joined to the hub body and a support (210, 510, 810, 1110, 1210) extending from the base portion to a free end (218, 518, 818, 1118, 1218), and wherein each support (210, 510, 1110, 1210) of each projection (201, 206, 504, 804, 1104, 1204) of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extends from the base portion (208, 508, 808, 1108, 1208) to the free end (218, 518, 818, 1118, 1218) in a direction about the rotational axis, wherein the supports in each of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend in opposite directions about the rotational axis, wherein adjacent supports in each of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend in opposite directions about the rotational axis.