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 91
ty of wire. In fact,the makers of the Crescent (also havingthese direct spokes) use probably as lightand as thin a wire as any of the makerswho use a spoke with a bend at the end. 70 The makers of the Wolff-American (whoare also renowned as great makers ofwire) claim that there is no necessity… … LIBERTY HUB. gles at the end does stretch its fibresone side of the bend and compress themon the other, still, if the spoke flanges andspoke holes and the nipple holes at therim were only drilled at a proper angleto each other, there would be no danger ofa broken spoke. All 1898 spokes areswaged…
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