Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . he rim of the wheel, through whichthe air tube, made with closed ends, can easily andreadily be withdrawn and inserted, the hole beingclosed by suitable plates after the air tube is in rim may be used, providing it is strengthenedwhere the hole is cut. There is nothing liable to getout of order, and the merest novice can withdraw andinsert the air tube. The facility for repair is so greatthat the tires can be made considerably lighter thanthose at present in use, thereby materially incr
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . he rim of the wheel, through whichthe air tube, made with closed ends, can easily andreadily be withdrawn and inserted, the hole beingclosed by suitable plates after the air tube is in rim may be used, providing it is strengthenedwhere the hole is cut. There is nothing liable to getout of order, and the merest novice can withdraw andinsert the air tube. The facility for repair is so greatthat the tires can be made considerably lighter thanthose at present in use, thereby materially increasingthe speed. This is essentially the tire for the tourist, as bycarrying a spare air tube a punctured tire can be put 326 WHEELS AND WHEELING. right within two minutes under the most adverse cir-cumstances. For racing men this tire has no equalon account of its superior speed, due to its extremelightness and resiliency. Wheels fitted with theDunlop tire can be fitted a la Swindley at a smallcost. The principle is exactly and precisely that em-ployed in the construction of manholes in steam. Swindley Pneumatic Tire. A. Air Tube. B. Outer Cover. C. Canvas Lining to Cover. D. Rim ofWheel, d. Hole or Slot in Rim. E. Internal Closing Plate, e. Stud onClosing Plate. el. Nut for Stud. F. External Closing Plate. boilers, the external closing plate, F, answering the pur-pose of the dog of the boiler manhole. The oval holecut through the rim, D, does not weaken the latter inany respect, the same being strengthened by the in-troduction of the fillets shown. This mechanical re-finement can be fitted with any description of inflatedtire where an independent air tube is employed, and
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