Identifier: wheelswheelingin00port (find matches)
Title: Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Porter, Luther Henry
Subjects: Cycling Bicycles
Publisher: Boston, Wheelman Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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. The wheels used on the Elliott quad-ricycle weigh much less than wire wheels of same size.We have wheels which have already withstood hardwork during the life of an ordinary wire wheel, andare still, practically, as good as when made. Theycannot rust, and the spokes dont get loose. We claim the safest and steadiest steering evermade. It is done by either or both hands, and thehandles can be placed where you want them, beingadjustable forward and backward, as well as up anddown. The advantages of being able to sit erect in acomfortable position, and at the same time have thehands in a line with the feet for hill climbing, will beappreciated by all riders. The brake is applied to therims of driving wheels, and is so balanced as to pressequally on both wheels. Brake handle is adjustablefor different ridersr as are all other parts of machine. PECULIAR CYCLES. 159 Brake may be securely locked by a simple turn of thehandle. The bearings are made on a new plan, which w FF OH rO ►a S ok;o
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is original in this machine. They are hung in such amanner as to remain perfectly free, regardless of load i6o WHEELS AND WHEELING. on machine, or any twisting of frame due to uneven-ness of the road. The Englefield tricycle is a machine having leveraction, in which the throw can be altered, while it is inmotion, so as to cause it to run at any relative powerfrom equal to 36-inch to 52-inch. The adjustingracks are carried within the levers, which are tubular,to allow the connecting joint to pass up and down in aslot, while the revolving pinions are turned by an extrahandle placed some way behind the rider, and pro-

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