Abstract: A wheel component for sports and racing bicycles with an annular tire and a central tread surface, which in proper use in straight-ahead travel on a plane ground circumferentially makes contact with the surface of the ground, and which opens up a central longitudinal sectional plane. Planar aero elements are configured on the surface of the annular tire, laterally spaced apart from the longitudinal sectional plane. The aero elements are configured as depressions in the surface of the tire and are disposed on the side surfaces and define angular bands rotating on the side surfaces. The surface proportion of the aero elements to the surface of an angular band is larger than 5% and less than 25%.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spoke, including: reshaping a wire material to obtain a spoke blank by a forging device; wherein the spoke blank includes pre-stages of the central section and the end portions and the transition sections; and wherein the pre-stages of the central section and the end portions are forged cylindrically; the pre-stages of the transition sections are forged conically, so that they show a diameter decreasing in the direction of the central section; wherein the pre-stages of the transition sections are each manufactured in a length which differs by a maximum of one fourth from the pertaining length of the transition section; reshaping the spoke blank by a shaping tool, which reproduces a negative shape of the spoke body, so that the spoke body is generated; wherein at least the transition sections and the central section are each provided with a cross-sectional geometry different from their pre-stages.

Abstract: A method for capturing and evaluating sensor data while riding a bicycle on a path and a bicycle component, including at least one barometric pressure sensor for capturing an air pressure signal for the ambient pressure on the bicycle during the ride, at least one stagnation pressure sensor for determining at least one stagnation pressure value on the bicycle during the ride, and a computer which is configured and set up to derive on the bicycle during the ride from the air pressure signal, a corrected ambient pressure value for the ambient pressure, taking into account the obtained stagnation pressure value.

Abstract: A wheel component for sports and racing bicycles with an annular tire and a central tread surface, which in proper use in straight-ahead travel on a plane ground circumferentially makes contact with the surface of the ground, and which opens up a central longitudinal sectional plane. Planar aero elements are configured on the surface of the annular tire, laterally spaced apart from the longitudinal sectional plane. The aero elements are configured as depressions in the surface of the tire and are disposed on the side surfaces and define angular bands rotating on the side surfaces. The surface proportion of the aero elements to the surface of an angular band is larger than 5% and less than 25%.

Abstract: A method for capturing and evaluating sensor data while riding a bicycle on a path and a bicycle component, including at least one barometric pressure sensor for capturing an air pressure signal for the ambient pressure on the bicycle during the ride, at least one stagnation pressure sensor for determining at least one stagnation pressure value on the bicycle during the ride, and a computer which is configured and set up to derive on the bicycle during the ride from the air pressure signal, a corrected ambient pressure value for the ambient pressure, taking into account the obtained stagnation pressure value.

Abstract: A bicycle component and method of determining performance data by capturing and evaluating sensor data while riding an at least partially muscle-powered bicycle (100) on a road, having at least two sensors (20, 35), wherein air pressure signals (21) are captured by a barometric pressure sensor (20) and current gradient values (201) of the path (200) are derived. Track data are captured and a current speed value is captured, and performance data are obtained from the current gradient value (201) and the current speed.

Abstract: A bicycle component with a measuring device with a housing and a measuring probe connected therewith, including a probe body having an exterior opening. The exterior opening is connected through an air guide with a barometric pressure sensor disposed remote from the exterior opening. The air guide includes at least two air ducts and an internal chamber that is connected with two air ducts. One of the air ducts is configured as a supply duct and begins at the exterior opening. The other of the air ducts serves as a sensor duct and connects the internal chamber with the barometric pressure sensor.