Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . us to use rubber of the proper degreeof toughness and density for cycle use. 334 WHEELS AND WHEELING, The Victor pneumatic tire is the Swindley in-vention which lias been for months past experimentedwith and perfected by the Overman Wheel Co. It isin all practical points like the best pneumatic tires,but is so made that an inner tube made with closedends can, by opening a small slide in rim, be instantlytaken out and replaced in case of puncture. Thetires are 2-inch, with thickened tread re-enfor
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . us to use rubber of the proper degreeof toughness and density for cycle use. 334 WHEELS AND WHEELING, The Victor pneumatic tire is the Swindley in-vention which lias been for months past experimentedwith and perfected by the Overman Wheel Co. It isin all practical points like the best pneumatic tires,but is so made that an inner tube made with closedends can, by opening a small slide in rim, be instantlytaken out and replaced in case of puncture. Thetires are 2-inch, with thickened tread re-enforcedby linen canvas, and the inner tube, slightly smaller,made of finest Para rubber. The work of opening the tire, removing the innertube and replacing it with another, including the timeof inflating, has been done in less than four fittings to the opening in the rim are very neatand compact, and the whole operation of removingthe inner tube is done with the fingers only, no toolsbeing required. A rider using this tire may have anextra inner tube in his bag which can be used to re-. Webr Cushion Tire. place a punctured one without causing serious delayon the road. PNEUMATIC AND CUSHION TIRES. 335 The Webb cushion tire is here illustrated, show-ing the webbing or spokes of rubber which sup-port the outer walls of the tire, and as the holesformed by the webbing are not inflated with air, it willbe a matter of no consequence whatever how often orhow deep the tire becomes cut. The tires will bemade endless and in two sizes, \\ and \\ inchesin diameter, and will weigh about, the same as \and i inch tires respectively, and add but a very fewpounds to the weight of the machine. The Wright protector for pneumatic tires consistsof sheet steel and leather. The steel is extremely
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