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developed an improved tire that had a wire embedded in the rubber of the tire; that wire could be tightened onto the rim. His 1882 patent became the ancestor of all clincher tires, the design found on modern bikes and cars. Modern clincher tires have wires embedded on both beads of the tire so the
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a demountable steel rim that was bolted onto the outer circumference of the wooden wheel. Wheels that were completely made of metal (single or multiple pieces) gradually became widespread around the 1930s.
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