The Modern bicycle and its accessories; a complete reference book for rider, dealer, and maker (1898)
Schwalbach, Alexander, Wilcox, Julius, Commercial advertiser association, New York · New York, The Commercial advertiser association · leaf 113
Demand for re-duction of tread abolished this in favorof the now almost invariable method ofsimply screwing into the crank. But theuse of right and left hand threads forthis ought to be discontinued. In effect,the pedal revolves toward the rear wheel,so that, in theory, if the bearing shouldbind… … 92 WOLFF-AMERICAN CRANK AXLE. might always tend to screw the pedal shaftin and not out. But experience has quitesatisfied us that if a pedal loosens (as itnot infrequently does) it is as often oneas the other, and the reason is that theforce which loojens is not the tendency ofthe oedal to • arry…
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