Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . e tire, and in-flate. In the Payer pneumatic tire the rim is nearlyflat, and provided with a number of studs or pins atintervals of about an inch projecting outward. Theinner tube is placed upon the rim,and the outer case, which is made invarious thicknesses and weights, andwith canvas lining vulcanized to it,is pierced with eyelets, which slip onto the pins, and the inflation of thetire keeps it tight and firmly anything go wrong it can bedeflated and turned back at anypoint, and
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . e tire, and in-flate. In the Payer pneumatic tire the rim is nearlyflat, and provided with a number of studs or pins atintervals of about an inch projecting outward. Theinner tube is placed upon the rim,and the outer case, which is made invarious thicknesses and weights, andwith canvas lining vulcanized to it,is pierced with eyelets, which slip onto the pins, and the inflation of thetire keeps it tight and firmly anything go wrong it can bedeflated and turned back at anypoint, and the condition of the innertube examined. It is a wonderfully simple form ofconstruction, and provides great facilities for easyrepair. The People featherweight tire is composed ofsections of cork cut from cork wood of suitable sizeand shape, to fit the rims of wheels. These sectionsof cork may be steamed or not, as preferred. The in-ventor prefers to steam the cork, as it is then soft andpliable, as well as elastic. These sections are cementedor applied to the rim in the ordinary way, and the. PayerPneumatic Tire. 3°8 WHEELS AND WHEELING. wheel is then ready to use for any board floor race, orany good smooth track ; but the inventor prefers tocover the projecting or outside part of said cork tirewith some strong fabric, such as a strip of rubber-coatedcanvas, or any suitable material, to save the wearingpart of said tire. For road use, the inventor prefersto stretch a rubber band of a U, or any suitable shape,over the outside surface of said tire in order to protectthe cork from being damaged by sharp stones, piecesof glass, etc., besides giving a trifle more elasticity tothe tire. The inventor also claims that this rubberband, which covers the outside of said cork tire, maybe made and fastened on a suitable rim, or on the corktire, in order to be inflated. Should this inflated rubberband get punctured, and deflated, the cyclist could stillride on the solid cork tire as long
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