Patent ID: 7331638

Claim:
A spoked bicycle wheel comprising a rim ( 3 ), a hub ( 2 ) having an axis (X) and a median plane (M) perpendicular to the axis (X) and a first array of anchoring portions ( 2 a ) and a second array of anchoring portions ( 2 b ) for anchoring spokes, and a plurality of spokes connecting the hub ( 2 ) to the rim ( 3 ), by a first set of spokes (A) connected to the first array of anchoring portions ( 2 a ) and a second set of spokes (B) connected to the second array of anchoring portions ( 2 b ), wherein all spokes of each set of spokes are on a same side of the median plane while the first set and the second set are on opposite sides of the median plane, and wherein at least two spokes of the first set (A) are grouped together to form a pair (C) in which no spoke of the second set of spokes is interposed.