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 77
ce de-veloped many serious objections. In thefirst place, the tube was liable to catch be-tween chain and sprocket teeth. It in-creased the friction of the machine andcould not be made to be of very long life.It was also neither dust nor rain tight,and proved a nuisance instead of a bless-ing.… … 56 CLEVELAND GEAR CASE. jection to this was the quick wearing outof the chain runs by the constant frictionof the chain. Still retaining the rubberboxes, light metallic chain runs were sub-stituted for the rubber, and it was thenfound that an ideal construction as re-gards strength and tightness of…
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