Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . Raleigh Spring Fork. sleeve steering socket there is a smaller sleeve case,which receives a guide; a short, upright pillar abovea lug projecting forward from the fork tops. A con-siderable proportion of the weight rests on springswithin the sleeve, which permits the pilot wheel togive way on meeting an obstacle without the rigidshock being communicated to the rider. A pattern of the Rival is fitted with a spring frame 220 WHEELS AND WHEELING. which is the only practical spring frame to which noob
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . Raleigh Spring Fork. sleeve steering socket there is a smaller sleeve case,which receives a guide; a short, upright pillar abovea lug projecting forward from the fork tops. A con-siderable proportion of the weight rests on springswithin the sleeve, which permits the pilot wheel togive way on meeting an obstacle without the rigidshock being communicated to the rider. A pattern of the Rival is fitted with a spring frame 220 WHEELS AND WHEELING. which is the only practical spring frame to which noobjection can be raised. It possesses the great advan-tage of being adjustable as regards tension. In thismost important respect it stands alone. This springframe, for lessening vibration, is the best device thathas been put on the market up to the present is as superior to any other device for lesseningvibration as the modern bicycle is to the old bone-shaker/ A rider of our spring frame Rival maystrike and run over a brick, and will hardly be con-. Rival Spring Frame Safety. scious of it. A great advantage of this style springframe over any other is, that the steering is notaffected by striking an obstacle, even as large as abrick. The machine, with the exception of the springattachment, is in all its details identical with ourNo. i Rival Safety. It will be noted, upon referenceto the above illustration, that the main framework isjointed immediately below the rider. The spring, astrong spiral one, is especially made for this machine,and is connected in such a manner that it offers oppo- ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICES. 221 sition to the weight of the rider, and receives everyshock that the machine may meet with while beingridden. The spring frame pattern of the Rover Safety isfitted with the Roamer spring front. Saddle, pedals,and handles are constant in their relation to eachother. The frame is like that of an ordinary Rover,but slightly shorter, and the steering,post, in place
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