Method for the production of a hub for a spoke-wheel

A process of manufacturing a hub for a spoke wheel, said hub being made of two separate parts, each of said two parts being made from a plastic material by injection molding, said method comprising the step of:

• providing a first separate part having a flange section at one end and a portion of a central section at the other end thereof;
• providing a second separate part having a flange section at one end and a portion of a central section at the other end thereof;
• providing an insert and placing said insert on one of said separate parts near said other end thereof;
• pressing said separate parts axially to each other;
• and
• joining the first and second separate parts by generating heat for softening and melting contacting portions of said first and second separate parts and further pressing said first and second separate parts against each other until both of said first and second separate parts abut said insert to thereby form the hub having two flanges, one at each end, and a central part having a joint region adjacent the insert.