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
the rider,the greater proportion of which is sustain-ed by the upper half of the rim and thecorresponding spokes and not by the por-tion of the wheel nearest the ground asjust explained. It will be understood thateach group will be subjected for an in-finitesimal space of time to a maximumpull as… … 6S COLUMBIA HUB. when directly in line with the chain atthe proper instant of time. Originally allhubs were made of what is known as gunmetal, the flanges of the hubs were verythick and tapered toward the centre ofthe hub. They were made in this manner to provide sufficient room for tapping…
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