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 90
ved from this treatment. Those in favor of tying spokes say thattying two or more spokes together at thecrossing some distance above the hubshortens the leverage from the rim andpractically gives the wheel an additionalhub; that they are also stiffer against sideor lateral strain, and that the only… … STERLING HUB. them and soldering them together has atendency to crystallize the spokes at thispoint owing to the heat required to solderthem. This part of the argument, how-ever, has been met by not wiring andsoldering the spokes at the crossing, butby pinching on them at this point a metal clamp…
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