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Bicycle wheel
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<p>A bicycle wheel is a <a href="/facts/Wheel/SlIWX3xd">wheel</a>, most commonly a <a href="/facts/Wire_wheel/Hv3MY74n">wire wheel</a>, designed for a <a href="/facts/Bicycle/nxBVrlBF">bicycle</a>. A pair is often called a wheelset, especially in the context of ready built "off the shelf" performance-oriented wheels. </p><p>Bicycle wheels are typically designed to fit into the <a href="/facts/Bicycle_frame/jnDRoA4z">frame</a> and <a href="/facts/Bicycle_fork/VYK82hcp">fork</a> via <a href="/facts/Dropout_(bicycle_part)/CLnK1GoB">dropouts</a>, and hold <a href="/facts/Bicycle_tire/sbjGjhEz">bicycle tires</a>. </p>