Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . Mackintosh Suspended Tire. shape. The tire is said to weigh no more than a j-inchsolid. The Manhole pneumatic tire is a name sometimesgiven to the Swindley, which is elsewhere described. The Maxim stud tire is a sort of cushion tire,composed of a series of hollow rubber studs fittedclose together into the rim. It is said to be equal toany good cushion, and is very easily repaired, as anystud can be readily replaced. The firm claims thatthe stud tire is an advance on the cushion, that itpossesses
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . Mackintosh Suspended Tire. shape. The tire is said to weigh no more than a j-inchsolid. The Manhole pneumatic tire is a name sometimesgiven to the Swindley, which is elsewhere described. The Maxim stud tire is a sort of cushion tire,composed of a series of hollow rubber studs fittedclose together into the rim. It is said to be equal toany good cushion, and is very easily repaired, as anystud can be readily replaced. The firm claims thatthe stud tire is an advance on the cushion, that itpossesses greater elasticity and quicker resilience,carrying the weight of the rider without collapsingupon the rim, and is free to expand in every directionwhen on the road, instead of bulging out sidewaysonly. The studs have so much independent motionthat they readily give way to any impediment or ob-struction. The tire also grips the road even underthe most adverse atmospheric conditions. The studs PNEUMATIC AND CUSHION TIRES, 301 are each separate. They may be easily replaced Maxim Stud Tire. The Michelin pneumatic tire is a French inven-tion. It is a wired tire, with a flattened rim orrather the wires, which are made of square steel, areembedded in grooves below the surface, so that none
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