The wonders of modern mechanism. A résumé of recent progress in mechanical, physical, and engineering science (1896)
Cochrane, Charles Henry, 1856- · Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott · leaf 155
hundredmiles. A gasoline bicycle of French manufacture was recentlyexhibited in the United States, attracting considerable 146 WONDERS OF MODERN MECHANISM. attention. Its mechanism is best shown by the accom-panying sketch. There are five cylinders arranged spoke-fashion in the rear wheel, which is… … A. FRENCH MOTOR BICYCLE. spark at the riders feet. Just how the gasoline gets tothe cylinders, which are rotating with the wheel, or howthey act on the wheel, is not clear. A pair of runners atthe lower forward side of the rear wheel may be loweredto serve as a brake. The foot-cranks can be used…
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