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 114
climb a pretty fair grade, on a good sur-face, with only the forward push over theupper centre. Of course, people differ inpedalling, as in other features qf riding,but ankle motion must be deemed one ofthe best tests of correct pedalling andtherefore of good riding; it is no fad, butin the utmost… … GARD CRANK AND DIVIDED AXLE. this and always has the tread below thatpoint. Its great claim is that it trans-mits automatically, in conformity with thearc of the circle described by the pedal,the applied power of the rider, thus main-taining the full leverage of the crank overa vastly increased ar*…
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