If you are like me, you’ve been stuck listening to Christmas music since even before Thanksgiving. While IÂ can’t wait for it to all be over, there is a new one out there from Velocity USA that I can’t stop listening to.
The “Carol of the Spokes” is performed by Velocity’s “Wheel Department” in Grand Rapids, MI, which has released some other fun videos over the years on Vimeo. I highly recommend checking out some of their other videos here.
As part of wheel building, a master will be able to pluck the spokes as you would a musical instrument to find the pitch of the spoke’s tension. They use this to check that the tension is equally distributed across the wheel. Some use special instruments, while others can use the note the spoke makes.
Check out the video here, and from all of us at BikeWorldNews.com, Happy Holidays!
Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Scott joined Bike World News as the Cyclocross Editor in 2012 before taking over as Tech Editor in 2016. He has also worked as a photographer for various pro teams and shoot races along the east coast of the US, including the 2012 US MTB National Championships, 2013 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, and 2016 UCI Road World Championships. Scott has a passion for performance and technology, with 35 years of riding and mechanic experience. He also enjoys soccer, running, teaching group fitness classes, and is the founder of Lancaster Beard Company.
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