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 124
ot long in coming.The present type of bicycle compelled theends of the bar to be carried backward inorder to bring the grips within reach ofthe rider; but the various curves upwardand downward, with ramshorn and othertwists which have sometimes seemed al-most humorous, are of such recent datethat… … PLYMOUTH WOOD BAR. bar not because the grips are too far apart,but because the grips are set too low, andhe found a supporter in a Coventry firmwho said they had always adhered to 23%inches and wished manufacturers as abody would follow their own convictionsmore and nor be so led by a few riders…
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