The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 264
achspoke in turn as it cameunderneath the hub. Nowthe spokes are of steelwire, and the weight issupported by the spokes above thehub, which is hung, as it were, fromthe rim of thewheel. Thisplan, whichis called the suspension principle,by enabling the builders to makelight wheels, has done much… … Military Cycle. Germany soldiers are trained to ridethe military cycle. Cycling has be-come a very popular pastime, andhas grown to be something beyondmere boys sport. Bicycles werefirst made in the United States in1878, and hundreds of bicyclemanufactories are now situated inthis country.
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