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 128
each near thesteering head. The Body Automatic brake,as the name suggests, is operated by bring-ing the body back upon the lever, andworks on the rear tire. The Tourist De-tachable is a small brake attached behindthe crank bracket and readily removable,being worked by a long cord, which can… … 107 DUCKS ROLLER BRAKE. while the other is similarly placed, butworked by a cord. Attempts are often made to avoid in-jury to the tire by covering the brake-shoe with rubber, or by using a roller in-stead, the intent being that the tire shallturn the roller without any sliding fric-tion, while the…
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