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 61
tstraight tapered rear fork, the rear forksbeing brazed to a lug which forms part oftheir patent elliptical truss crank hanger,and they claim that through this construc-tion they have sufficient clearance for atire as Large as 1 s inch, that a frontsprocket as large as twenty-five tooth canhe used,… … CRESCENT FLUSH JOINT. under the old method the crank bracketwould have to be extended, a process whichis undesirable because more length mustbe added to the chain, and the wrheel basemust also be lengthened, thus addingweight without strength; also that therewas a coming demand for larger tires…
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