Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations (1892)
Porter, Luther Henry · Boston, Wheelman Company · leaf 89
ed in 1878, was a 63 WHEELS AND WHEELING. somewhat smaller form of Safety. The driving wheelwas usually 40 inches, and the rear wheel, which was22 inches, was carried well back in order to reducethe tendency to headers. The front forks were ex-tended below the bearings and curved forward, andto… … Facile Bicycle—1 the machine faster. The illustration represents oneof these. The Facile soon made a place for itself,and has always held, and still holds, a good position inEngland. These two machines were unlike each other, andunlike all other bicycles; yet, with their individualitywas enough of…
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