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The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment is a bicycle wheel and removable spinner attachment for the front and rear wheels of a bicycle. The wheel has a hub, a rim and a structural member connecting the hub to the rim. The structural member can be decorative spokes, a thin plate or flat plates tha

The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment is a bicycle wheel and removable spinner attachment for the front and rear wheels of a bicycle. The wheel has a hub, a rim and a structural member connecting the hub to the rim. The structural member can be decorative spokes, a thin plate or flat plates that extend up from the hub to the rim. The hub has hub extensions extending from the wheel. A spinner mount is disposed on each hub extension and fixed to the wheel. A bearing assembly is mounted on the spinner mount, and a spinner is attached to the bearing assembly for rotation when the bicycle accelerates. The spinner continues to rotate by inertia when the bicycle is stopped. Preferably the wheel is made as a unitary body resembling an automobile wheel in ornamental appearance.

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We claim: 1. A bicycle wheel with spinner attachment, comprising: a wheel having a rim, a hub, and a structural member connecting the rim to the hub, the hub being hollow and adapted for receiving an axle of a bicycle, the hub having a hub extension protruding beyond the structural member; a spinne

We claim: 1. A bicycle wheel with spinner attachment, comprising: a wheel having a rim, a hub, and a structural member connecting the rim to the hub, the hub being hollow and adapted for receiving an axle of a bicycle, the hub having a hub extension protruding beyond the structural member; a spinner mount disposed on the hub extension and rigidly attached to the wheel for rotation therewith; a bearing assembly mounted on the spinner mount; and a spinner mounted on said bearing assembly for rotation about the spinner mount. 2. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said rim, said hub, and said structural member are formed as a unitary body. 3. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said structural member comprises a pair of flat, ornamental plates extending from the hub to the rim and facing opposite sides of the wheel. 4. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said rim, said structural member and said hub are made of a lightweight metal. 5. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said hub has a plurality of threaded bores defined therein, said spinner mount further comprising a plurality of fasteners extending through said spinner mount and being threaded into the bores defined in said hub. 6. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said bearing assembly comprises a groove defined in said spinner mount defining an inner race, an outer race attached to said spinner, and a plurality of ball bearings disposed between said inner race and said outer race. 7. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, said spinner comprises a plurality of spinner arms having an inner end attached to said bearing assembly and an opposing outer end. 8. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of weights attached to the outer ends of said spinner arms. 9. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 8, wherein each said weight comprises a decorative bolt threaded to the outer end of said spinner arms. 10. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said spinner is made of plastic. 11. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, further comprising a cap disposed on the outer side of the spinner and the wheel, and conceal the bearing assembly. 12. The bicycle wheel with spinner attachment according to claim 1, wherein said hub comprises a hollow cylindrical body having opposing ends and a pair of parallel, spaced apart plates mounted on the cylindrical body and recessed from the opposing ends in order to define said hub extensions, said structural member comprising a plurality of spokes extending between said circular plates and said rim.