Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations (1892)
Porter, Luther Henry · Boston, Wheelman Company · leaf 240
these flanges are fixed ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICES. 219 four special springs, which hold the hub and conse-quently support the weight of rider. These springsare so arranged as to be capable of yielding in everypossible direction to any shock which may be causedby the unevenness of the road, with the… … Raleigh Spring Fork. sleeve steering socket there is a smaller sleeve case,which receives a guide; a short, upright pillar abovea lug projecting forward from the fork tops. A con-siderable proportion of the weight rests on springswithin the sleeve, which permits the pilot wheel togive way on…
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