Show WIRE NIRE WHEEl GIVES GREATEST STRENGTH A wire wheel Is tho the Ih lightest for Its strength or the strongest for Its weight of oC an any form Corm of or wheel known This Is because e the weight is supported sup ported b by the spokes near the top of ot the wheel which are thus In tension With a wood wheel the spoke Is In Inco co compression because the lower spokes carry caro the weight with a wire wheel the weight hangs hanSs from tho the top part of the rim so 80 to speak Metal used In tension is uc used much more moro economically than metal used in compression It Is cas easy to see wh why this Is Obviously a wire spoke will win stand a tremendous pull or if it you push the ends together It would very veo soon buckle bucklo from the strain It is claimed that tires last longer longeron on wire wheels and it was sUs suggested that It w wa was as due to the natural resilience resilience ence of the steel easing casing tho the blow on all the tire when an any road shock is en en- en countered More recently it has hag been een thought most probable that any In Increase increase increase in- in crease In tire life lire obtained 1 from wire wheels is duo to the ability of the metal to conduct away heat from the tire thus keeping It cooler while the number of oC small spokes have a a. Canning fanning fanning fan Can ning action and thus maintain a better better better bet bet- ter circulation of ot air around the rim than would be got from a smaller number number number num num- ber of ot larger spokes Is Easily Detached Unquestionably the greatest value of or the wire wheel from the tho viewpoint I of oC tho the user use of ot tho the car Is the fact that nearly all wire wheels are arc mounted on eMU easily detachable hubs A demount demount- able wheel has hn J man many advantages es It Is much easier and much quicker to change a wheel than change a de do- do mountable rim since for tor the tho wheel only one largo large nut has to be bo undone I while the tho rim usually has a number of or fixtures to be operated with a a. span span- ner The rim ma may rust into place but there is no chance chanco of ot the wheel rusting rust rust- ing onto the rub with the constructions mostly employed It is an advantage to have a 4 spare wheel should accidental injury occur to ono one of or those on the car and last but far tar from least when adjusting brakes it is a very great advantage to tobe tobe tobe be able to remove the tho wheel which makes access to the nuts or adjusting screws so very cry much easier A wire wheel is essen essentially a more expensive type to make than almost an any other and this has to some sonic extent restricted Its use On the tho other hand the demand for wire wheels in the thc past few years cars has considerably exceeded the tho possible supply and as facilities for producing wire wheels aro are Improved there thero seems little doubt that they thoy will willbe willbe willbe be use used l much more extensively Novelty in Europe In Europe there Is a n craze at present present present pres pres- ent for Cor Inclosing wire wheels by br covering covering cover cover- In ing the spokes with a disk of oC celluloId celluloid loid lold or sheet aluminum These are of ot course very easy to wash but are arc not suitable for Cor a D. car to bo be used on rough country roads as thc they very quickly become scratched A small manufacturing point In favor of or wire wheels is the ease with which the spare one can be mounted Instead of at having havin a rather elaborate carrier such as Is necessary for a spare de de- de mountable rim a dummy hub can be bo used onto which the tho spare wheel will fit exactly in the same ia way as it goes goeson on the axle |