The Wheel and cycling trade review . their claims, but it is fair to say that theirage and position entitle them to every con-sideration. We have for years made an exhaustivestudy of ball bearings, they explain, andas a result of experience and experimentshave adopted such a pitch of cones and suchan angle of balls as give not only a purelyrolling contact to the balls, but eliminate allwedging of the balls between cups and coneswhen under pressure. The line of pressurein our bearings is so near the perpendicularas to give the same result, and at the sametime afford free and delicate adjustment
The Wheel and cycling trade review . their claims, but it is fair to say that theirage and position entitle them to every con-sideration. We have for years made an exhaustivestudy of ball bearings, they explain, andas a result of experience and experimentshave adopted such a pitch of cones and suchan angle of balls as give not only a purelyrolling contact to the balls, but eliminate allwedging of the balls between cups and coneswhen under pressure. The line of pressurein our bearings is so near the perpendicularas to give the same result, and at the sametime afford free and delicate adjustment. Of course these bearings will be a featureof the 97 Gendrons, which will also have thedistinction of having wood handle-bars as thestock bar. These are the specifications in de-tail: Frame—Depth to centre of crank shaft, 24 or26 inches in mens wheels, 20 or 22 inches inladies wheels; wheel base, 44 inches in both;. centre of crank shaft, V/2 inch below hubcentres; seamless steel tubing throughout; headtube, 1% inch; centre tubes, 1*4 inch, except theupper bar in ladies wheels, which is 1% inch;rear forks, % inch; D shaped, rear stays, %inch; telescoping reinforced and flush head con-nections. Fork—Double steel plate crown withwide seamless blades. Wheels—28 inches inboth models; Gendron new barrel hubs; allbearings are ball-retaining. Tires—Fitted regu-larly with Morgan & Wright quick repair tiresor Hartford single tube tires. Pedals—TheKing pedal. Gear—Mens wheels geared regu-larly to .70, ladies wheels geared regularly Tread—5 inches. Chain—%-inch hardenedsolid block, highly finished chain. Saddle—Sagers best saddle. Handle-bar—Pitted regularlywith adjustable wood bar or rams hornwood bar if desired, or option on up-turned,down-turned or rams horn steel bar. Weight—As shown in cut, mens wheel, 23 pounds;ladies wheel, 25 pounds. Finish—Regularlyin black enamel,
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