Patent ID: 7874625

Claim:
A wheel assembly constructed to be connected to a bicycle and rotate about an axis and along a plane of rotation, the wheel assembly comprising: a rim having a circular shape and constructed to support a tire; a hub having a first flange and a second flange that each extend radially outward from the hub, the first flange being oriented on a non-driven side of the hub and the second flange being oriented on a driven side of the hub; a first set of spokes extending from the first flange to the rim in a first repeating pattern; and a second set of spokes extending from the second flange to the rim alternating between a second repeating pattern and a third repeating pattern and wherein each spoke of the second repeating pattern extends radially between the hub and the rim without crossing any other spokes of the second set of spokes and wherein each spoke of the third repeating pattern crosses one other spoke of the second set of spokes as it extends between the hub and the rim.