Patent ID: 8162407

Claim:
A spoked wheel comprising: a peripheral rim; a central hub; spokes extending between the rim and the hub, the spokes being under tension in an absence of an external load; each of at least a plurality of the spokes having a structure providing a compression buckling strength to withstand buckling up to a predetermined compression force (R); a tension-adjusting arrangement structured and arranged to adjust the tension of at least the plurality of spokes, the tension of the plurality of spokes being set at an initial tension force (Ti); said initial tension force (Ti) comprising a normal tension force (Tn) reduced by said compression force (R), said normal tension force (Tn) being a tension whereby, when the wheel is subjected to an external radial load of a predetermined amount, a variation in tension of the plurality of spokes, during a revolution of the plurality of spokes around the hub, has a minimum tension force of zero.