CNC Wheel

[taximan]

I don't know If I am being a little bit thick, but what is a 'CNC' Wheel.

 

[Dirk]

Have you tried Google?
I found the answer straight off.
It's a wheel with CNC (computerised) machined parts - particularly the brake surface.

 

[Drago]

Chocolate-Noodle-Cake. Not the best performing wheel, but very tasty.

 

[taximan]

Have you tried Google?
I found the answer straight off.
It's a wheel with CNC (computerised) machined parts - particularly the brake surface.

Have you tried Google?
I found the answer straight off.
It's a wheel with CNC (computerised) machined parts - particularly the brake surface.

Doh ! I never thought. Must be an age thing

 

[swansonj]

It's part of the cycling world's attempt to monopolise all CXC abbreviations, having already staked our claim with CTC and CRC.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

The wheel isn't CNC'd, the hub is. This means the hub was milled from one solid piece of material.
It is nothing to brag about since only the smallest cheapskate manufacturers will do this. However, the public loves scientific-sounding names and CNC (Computer Numeric Control) is right up there with organic, nano, technology, carbon, digital, titanium and gluten-free.

Good hubs are forged.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Good hubs are forged.

Unlike good ten pound notes.

 

[srw]

It's part of the cycling world's attempt to monopolise all CXC abbreviations, having already staked our claim with CTC and CRC.

So we can expect an imminent abandonment of CNC too, then - just like the others?

 

[Dirk]

......Good hubs are forged.

.....and then CNC machined.

 

[r04DiE]

It is nothing to brag about since only the smallest cheapskate manufacturers will do this.

I think they'd do it for increased manufacture, repeatability, that sort of thing.

The wheel isn't CNC'd, the hub is.

These ones are.

This means the hub was milled from one solid piece of material.

You'd probably turn a hub.

EDITED to add the wheel. And the bit about cheapskates.

 

[Dirk]

You'd probably turn a hub.

As well as mill it.

 

[r04DiE]

As well as mill it.

Maybe, I turned the whole thing recently, though that was for a concept bike thing.

 

[r04DiE]

I don't know If I am being a little bit thick, but what is a 'CNC' Wheel.

And to answer the original question, @taximan, here is a wheel being CNC machined for you

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I think they'd do it for increased manufacture, repeatability, that sort of thing.These ones are.
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No, they do it because they don't have enough volume to pay for the forge.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

.....and then CNC machined.

Yeah, but I think you'd find that most forged goods are finished by machining. The primary step is forging and that's all important for strength and stuff, which I'm sure you know.