Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations (1892)
Porter, Luther Henry · Boston, Wheelman Company · leaf 328
nd the condition of the innertube examined. It is a wonderfully simple form ofconstruction, and provides great facilities for easyrepair. The People featherweight tire is composed ofsections of cork cut from cork wood of suitable sizeand shape, to fit the rims of wheels. These sectionsof cork may… … PayerPneumatic Tire. 3°8 WHEELS AND WHEELING. wheel is then ready to use for any board floor race, orany good smooth track ; but the inventor prefers tocover the projecting or outside part of said cork tirewith some strong fabric, such as a strip of rubber-coatedcanvas, or any suitable material, to…
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