Date:         Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:31:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
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I always thought ....

rim is the the metallic part of the wheel

tire is the rubber part of the wheel

hub is the center part of the rim where the the hub cap sits

rim + tire + hub cap = wheel

:-)



On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Okay, I was going to begin a Jeff-like rant on the use of the word "rims"
> when actually speaking of wheels.  The rim, as you know, is the outer
> portion of a wheel on which the tire is mounted.  The hub portion of the
> wheel bolts to the vehicle.  Hub + rim = wheel.
> Anyway, both the OP and the next P use the word "wheel" in the body of
> their posts so it's becoming a moot rant but I stand by my dislike of the
> use of rims when speaking of wheels.  Back in my bike shop days when
> someone would ask for a 27" ree-im that is what we'd hand him.  When he'd
> ask about the spokes and other stuff it's supposed to have we'd say, "Oh,
> you want a WHEEL!  Why didn't you say so?"
> Years of retail will do that to you, and old habits die hard.
> Stephen
>
> --- On Wed, 4/10/13, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
>
> From: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
> Subject: more free rims, near San Diego
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 3:08 PM
>
> I also have a couple sets of steel wheels to give away. All have bad
> tires. Stock Vanagon wheels.  Must take at least 2.
>
> Mark
>