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 59
l or parallel with theground. In fact, there are some signs ofthat reversion in both directions now, twoor three of the makers not making theupper tube entirely horizontal, slanting it from the head to the seat-pillar bracket.One or two of the makers have taken abackward step and slant the upper… … THE VICTOR. This was necessary, of course, in order tomaintain the horizontal position of themain tube. As is usual, however, in Am-erican bicycle construction, a few of themakers are carrying this shortening of thehead to an extreme point. The use of flushjoints has brought about a refinement, so…
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