Answers.Body: <p>You can always brick-build a wheel.  The curved slope pieces can closely approximate a circle.</p>
  
  <p>For example, 12 <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=61678" rel="noreferrer">4x1 curved slopes</a> gives a circle with a radius of 160 <a href="http://www.ldraw.org/article/218.html#ldu" rel="noreferrer">LDUs</a> (8 studs).</p>
  
  <p>For more information on brick-built wheels, I suggest you refer to the "Brick Built LEGO Wheels Book": </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TX1ID.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.ultimate-design.org/2014/05/unofficial-free-brick-built-lego-wheels.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.ultimate-design.org/2014/05/unofficial-free-brick-built-lego-wheels.html</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>After my <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4608/any-way-to-create-a-gearchain-like-for-a-bike">other question</a>, i pretty much have a bicycle design all planned. My problem now is with wheels.</p>
  
  <p>None of my LEGO wheels are big enough to work on a bike. And, the biggest ones are all pretty fat.</p>
  
  <p>I was wondering if it would be possible to simulate my own wheels, that i could then attach to a LEGO creation.</p>
  
  <p>It doesn't have to be made out of only LEGOs; i'm open to other building toys and materials as well.</p>
  
Tags: <building><manufacturing><wheel>
Title: Is it possible to create your own wheel?
UserDisplayName: Scimonster
ThreadText: # Is it possible to create your own wheel?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-27)
  
  After my [other question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4608/any-way-to-create-a-gearchain-like-for-a-bike), i pretty much have a bicycle design all planned. My problem now is with wheels.
  
  None of my LEGO wheels are big enough to work on a bike. And, the biggest ones are all pretty fat.
  
  I was wondering if it would be possible to simulate my own wheels, that i could then attach to a LEGO creation.
  
  It doesn't have to be made out of only LEGOs; i'm open to other building toys and materials as well.
  
  **Tags:** building, manufacturing, wheel
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-27. Score: 7
  
  You can always brick-build a wheel. The curved slope pieces can closely approximate a circle.
  
  For example, 12 [4x1 curved slopes](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=61678) gives a circle with a radius of 160 [LDUs](http://www.ldraw.org/article/218.html#ldu) (8 studs).
  
  For more information on brick-built wheels, I suggest you refer to the "Brick Built LEGO Wheels Book":
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TX1ID.jpg)
  
  <http://www.ultimate-design.org/2014/05/unofficial-free-brick-built-lego-wheels.html>
  
  
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