Patent ID: 7562940

Claim:
A bicycle wheel assembly comprising: a wheel rim; a hub positioned approximately at a rotational center of the wheel rim, the hub comprising: a central body having a first end and a second end; and a first hub flange comprising a plurality of extensions extending radially outward toward the rim from the central body near the first end wherein adjacent distal ends of the extensions are not connected with one another; and a plurality of spokes extending between the hub and the rim; the plurality of spokes comprising: a first set of spokes extending from the first hub flange to the rim wherein two spokes of the first set of spokes extend from each of the extensions; and a second set of spokes extending from the hub near the second end of the central body to the rim; and wherein an angle of convergence between the first set of spokes and the second set of spokes is approximately between 7 and 12 degrees, and wherein a radially outer edge of the first hub flange extends at least approximately one-fifth of a distance from the central body to the rim.