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 89
ve the suspensionwheel illustrating its own principle, it be-ing supposed that the wheel in each case isnot moving but simply holding up its load. The wagon wheel is dished. that is, thespoke ends at the hub are not quite in thesame plane with the rim; the spokes are also often staggered, that is,… … CRESCENT HUB. The suspension wheel is also dished, butthe dish is a double one, the wheel in sec-tion being like two capital Vs, end to end,being somewhat wide at the hub, the spokesbeing carried from the rim alternately toone side of the bub and the other. The ob-ject is to strengthen the wheel…
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