_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNo Really, the Point of a Hookless Wheel Is Safetyvelo.outsideonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down12
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minus-squareBalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoFrom the article description I think the car tire has a U shape, or maybe think of it as a J shape for the bead. The hooked tires have a G-ish shape, where the top of the outside of the bead wall has the ‘hook.’ I just did a quick search, and I think that’s exactly it: https://blog.flocycling.com/carbon-wheels/hooked-vs-hookless-rims/
From the article description I think the car tire has a U shape, or maybe think of it as a J shape for the bead. The hooked tires have a G-ish shape, where the top of the outside of the bead wall has the ‘hook.’
I just did a quick search, and I think that’s exactly it: https://blog.flocycling.com/carbon-wheels/hooked-vs-hookless-rims/