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One of our favorite Jim Junget tricks is the lacing of two rims to a single hub. He normally does it to give twice the rubber and tread for use in snow and ice. When we conceived the Unlimited Recumbent Trike, it seemed like a good trick for also increasing traction on pavement. Jim's wheel consists of two Araya 20" alloy rims laced to a BMX hub. Ours will be shod with a pair of Stingray-style slik tires.

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Jim Junget's Dual Rear Wheel For The BR&K

Unlimited-Class Recumbent Dragster Trike, And How To Make Your Own

One of our favorite Jim Junget tricks is the lacing of two rims to a single hub. He normally does it to give twice the rubber and tread for use in snow and ice. When we conceived the Unlimited Recumbent Trike, it seemed like a good trick for also increasing traction on pavement. Jim's wheel consists of two Araya 20" alloy rims laced to a BMX hub. Ours will be shod with a pair of Stingray-style slik tires.

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How to do Jim Junget's Dual-Rim Trick: Since we originally ran this How-To article, much wider 20" rims and tires have become available; however, this is still an incredibly useful trick, and there are other tread styles and rim and tire sizes which haven't got wider alternatives available yet, if ever. So this information is still very useful to have on hand.

Figure 1. Start with a large flange hub. Drill and countersink 18 more holes on each side.

Figure 2. Take your two rims and tape them together with the stem holes 180 degrees apart. Then insert your first nine spokes in every fourth hole in the hub and every fourth hole in the rim. Then flip the wheel over and insert the first nine spokes in the other side. Next is to skip one hole from the first spoke and cross this one to the opposite rim, skipping one hole in the rim, also.

Figure 3. Now, for the next nine spokes, start next to the first spoke, begin to cross the spokes, counting ten holes in the rim in the other direction. Turn the wheels over and repeat the other side. Now the last spokes will cross in the same three-cross pattern by skipping ten holes in the rim, but these will cross over to the other rim. The last step is to place the wheel in the truing stand and straighten the wheel up. If you use wide tires you will need to put spacers between the rims for tire separation.