3rd piece in a 3-piece rim?

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Jul 7, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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i can only think of the outer rim and the center piece. what is usually the 3rd piece?

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Jul 7, 2004 | 02:22 PM
  #2  
Re: 3rd piece in a 3-piece rim?
The hoop splits in the middle. So thats two then the center makes three

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Jul 7, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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Re: 3rd piece in a 3-piece rim?
is there an advantage to that?

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Jul 7, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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Re: 3rd piece in a 3-piece rim?
Here's a ghetto rendering of the 3 different pieces. Advantages include increased flexibility in available sizes, easier to repair a single part, etc...



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