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 83
some dynamo-meter test, to say whether there is anygain in driving ease, but after having oneof the chains in use for a good manymonths he can bear out the claim of smooth running ,and has found that it can be runon a tighter adjustment than the usualchain; so it certainly seems to be… … 62 CRESCENT CHAIN ADJUSTER. speed of the block chain is in excess of thecorresponding speed of its chain wheelteeth, hence the contradictory friction be-tween tooth and block. The circumferen-tial speed of this chain and its wheel aresimilar; entirely does away the frictionalcontact between the…
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