Editing Spoke (section)

===Compression spokes===
The original type of spoked wheel with wooden spokes was used for [[horse]]-drawn [[carriage]]s and [[wagon]]s. In early motor cars, wooden spoked wheels of the [[Artillery wheel|artillery]] type were normally used.

In a simple wooden wheel, a load on the hub causes the wheel rim to flatten slightly against the ground as the lowermost wooden spoke shortens and compresses. The other wooden spokes show no significant change.

Wooden spokes are mounted [[Radius|radially]]. They are also dished, usually to the outside of the vehicle, to prevent wobbling. Also, the dishing allows the wheel to compensate for expansion of the spokes due to absorbed moisture by dishing more.<ref name="Hansen">{{cite web
| url = http://www.hansenwheel.com/Wagon%20Wheels.htm
| access-date = 2006-08-22
| title = Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop
| year = 2006
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060814231954/http://www.hansenwheel.com/Wagon%20Wheels.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-08-14}}</ref>