16 CFR § 1512.11 - Requirements for wheels.

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title: "16 CFR § 1512.11 - Requirements for wheels."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1512.11"
section_name: "Requirements for wheels."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1512"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR BICYCLES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375, as amended, 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89 (15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262); Pub. L. 107-319, 116 Stat. 2776."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 60034, Dec. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1512.11 Requirements for wheels.

(a) *Spokes.* There shall be no missing spokes.

(b) *Alignment.* The wheel assembly shall be aligned such that no less than 1.6 mm (
1/16 in.) clearance exists between the tire and fork or any frame member when the wheel is rotated to any position.

(c) *Rims.* Rims shall retain the spokes and tire when side-loaded with 2000 N (450 lbf) and tested in accordance with the rim test, § 1512.18(j). Sidewalk bicycles need not meet this requirement.