Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . mber Tricycle. of this type was somewhat modified, and instead of thelarge loop, a single tube was brought down andforward from the center of the axle, under which thechain was carried, so that the machine was centralgeared, and the frame was T shape. A modification of the usual pattern of front-steeringmachines placed the steering wheel in front of the right-hand driver, so that the machine had but two tracksinstead of three; had a good open front, and could be no WHEELS AND WHEELING. built ligh
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . mber Tricycle. of this type was somewhat modified, and instead of thelarge loop, a single tube was brought down andforward from the center of the axle, under which thechain was carried, so that the machine was centralgeared, and the frame was T shape. A modification of the usual pattern of front-steeringmachines placed the steering wheel in front of the right-hand driver, so that the machine had but two tracksinstead of three; had a good open front, and could be no WHEELS AND WHEELING. built lighter This variety has also been popular, andwas built in this country by Messrs. Gormully & Jefferyand the Pope Manufacturing Company. Another type of machine*which acquired great pop-ularity, and was very successful in its day, was theHumber. This has been described as a bicycle withtwo front wheels, and driven by a chain, so that thecenter of gravity is kept low. Both the large wheels,which are placed in front, drive, and both steer, thelatter being done by means of a cross handle as with. Quadrant Tricycle. the bicycle. The main features of the machine arethat the position when riding and the action of themuscles are almost identical with those of the bicycle,while, when thoroughly mastered, it is as obedient tothe will of the rider as the bicycle itself, and is simplein construction and easy in running, the main pointsagainst the variety being the time necessary to masterits peculiarities, and its erratic and dangerous behav-ior when descending hills, unless in very careful orexperienced hands/ This variety of tricycle, though very popular for a TRICYCLES. Til time in England, was not extensively used in thiscountry in its single form; but in its double form, as atandem, it was considerably used, and is described inanother chapter. In front-steering tricycles, as shown in the illustra-tions, the steering wheel was small and the wheel basevery short. In the Quadrant, some cha
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