Bead-locking wheel

A method for mounting a tire to a vehicle, the method comprises:

• providing a bead-locking wheel comprising:
• a barrel for mounting a tire, the barrel of a cylindrical profile,
• a bead lock face for fastening the barrel to a wheel hub of a vehicle, the bead lock face of a disc-shaped planar profile having an inner face and an outer face, the bead lock face has a central portion and a circumferential portion, the central portion at the inner face is thicker than the circumferential portion and is of a cylindrical profile, wherein a side surface of the central portion and an inner surface of the circumferential portion form a right-angled step, the circumferential portion has multiple through-holes arranged radially and spaced apart from each other,
• an inboard flange of the barrel for retaining an inboard bead of the tire,
• an outboard flange of the barrel for retaining an outboard bead of the tire,
• a shoulder disposed around a circumference of the barrel, the shoulder disposed adjacent to the outboard flange, wherein a shape of the shoulder corresponds with a shape of the right-angled step so that the right-angled step juxtaposes with a side and a bottom portion of the shoulder, wherein the shoulder has a multiplicity of threaded holes, wherein positions of the multiplicity of threaded holes correspond to positions of the multiple through-holes of the circumferential portion, and
• a recess formed by the outboard flange of the barrel, an upper portion of the shoulder, and the circumferential portion of the bead lock face;
• mounting the tire to the barrel, wherein the inboard bead of the tire contacts against the inboard flange of the barrel and the outboard bead of the tire contacts against the outboard flange of the barrel;
• and
• securing the bead lock face to the barrel, wherein the outboard bead of the tire is secured within the recesses.