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 26
the steering remains to be found out byactual use, the makers who have used longheads having always claimed ease of steer-ing for them. /.her point to be borne in mind in not-ing this tendency toward short heads, isthat their use will necessitate the use oflonger and therefore weaker… … REAR-DRIVER—1893. in the hands of the riding public will beput through that great crucible of publictest, use on the road, under load, andunder all sorts of conditions. The intro-duction of the chainless method of propul-sion has, however, not radically changedthe prevailing popular type of frame…
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