wheelset
Paired railway wheels
A wheelset is a pair of wheels mounted on a shared axle, moving as a single unit.
The term appears most often in railroad contexts, where wheelsets support locomotives and rail cars, but also in cycling, where upgrading a bike's wheelset—the wheels, hubs, and spokes together—can significantly affect performance.
Vehicle wheel assembly
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- flangesProjecting rims for attachment
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
tread · journal · truck · coupler · railcar · locomotive · carriage · freight
Shaft for wheel rotation
- hubCentral connection point
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- tiresRubber wheel coverings
- rimsOuter circular edges
suspension · alignment · balancing · rotation · camber · offset · alloy · steel
bogie
Vehicle wheel assembly
bearings · tread · journal · truck · coupler · railcar · locomotive · carriage · freight · track
axle
Shaft for wheel rotation
rims · suspension · alignment · balancing · rotation · camber · offset · alloy · steel · spoke
axle
Shaft for wheel rotation
rotation · spin · load · friction · wear · tolerance · assembly · machining · precision · balance
spokes
Rods connecting hub to rim
derailleur · crankset · chainring · pedals · saddle · handlebars · fork · frame · brakes · shifter
- bike wheelsrim, tire, spoke, hub, tube
- train partsbogie, truck, trucks, axle, coupler
- train wheel partsaxle, flange, hub, rim, bearing
- railwaystrains, train, locomotives, locomotive, tracks
- rail electrificationoverhead wire, catenary, pantograph, pantographs, third rail
- training wheelsAuxiliary wheels for novice cyclists
- steering wheelsCircular vehicle controls
- on wheelsMounted for rolling
- wire wheelsRims made of tensioned spokes
- pottery wheelsRotating platforms for ceramics
- wagon wheelsRound supports for carts