Wheel rise, eventually, to classical Greece after the breaking of Minoan dominance and consolidations led by pre-classical Sparta and Athens. Celtic chariots introduced an iron rim around the wheel in the 1st millennium BCE. The spoked wheel was in continued use without major modification until the 1870s, when wire-spoked wheels and pneumatic tires were invented. The wire spokes are under tension, not compression, making it possible for the wheel to be both stiff and light. Early radially-spoked wire wheels gave rise to tangentially-spoked wire wheels, which were widely used on cars into the late 20th century. Cast alloy wheels are now
Back to the Bars Bars" did not generate any significant singles or lift for Rundgren. All tracks written by Todd Rundgren; except where indicated. Musicians on the album include Utopia (on Side 1, Side 4 Tracks 1-4), Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Spencer Davis, Hello People, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Stevie Nicks, and Rod Willcox Album Back to the Bars Back to the Bars is a live album by rock musician Todd Rundgren, which was released as a double LP in 1978. The album was recorded during week-long stints in New York City (The Bottom Line), Los Angeles (The Roxy), and Cleveland (The Agora).