The pleasures, objects, and advantages of cycling : with numerous illustrations (1887)
Wilson, A. J., Cyclist · London : Iliffe & Son · leaf 51
ugal force or momentum of thepedal and crank are sufficient to keep them whirling round asfast as the chain moves, instead of lagging behind to be drawnup by the chain ; thus the pedal, crank, and gear-wheel do notdrop behind when the pedal rises, and there is no way to bemade up when the pedal… … THE RUCKER TANDEM BICYCLE. (In this respect I refer to the Rucker tandem as generallyknown, not to the dwarf bicycle for two riders, which is not yeton the market.) Having bought a second-hand machine ofthis class last autumn, I bespoke the attendance of my friend,George Moore, to help me take it…
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