Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . e laterand most successful patternsof tricycles. It had 36- to 40-inch drivers, and 18- to20-inch steering wheel, and a sloping steering postcarrying handles at its top, so that bicycle steering wassecured. It had a drop frame, suitable for ladies use,as shown in the illustration, or a high frame with atube running straight across from the seat pillar to thesteering post. A strong spring held the steering postfirmly, so that the steering wheel ran in a straight line,except when deflected by the r
Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations . e laterand most successful patternsof tricycles. It had 36- to 40-inch drivers, and 18- to20-inch steering wheel, and a sloping steering postcarrying handles at its top, so that bicycle steering wassecured. It had a drop frame, suitable for ladies use,as shown in the illustration, or a high frame with atube running straight across from the seat pillar to thesteering post. A strong spring held the steering postfirmly, so that the steering wheel ran in a straight line,except when deflected by the rider for steering pur- TRICYCLES. 113 poses, and always returned again to its position whenpressure on the handles ceased. The chain was in thecenter, and the driving gear at one side. The last change in tricycles must be regarded moreas a modification of the Cripper type than as a newintroduction. It consisted in equalizing in size thethree wheels, and discarding the spring which partiallycontrolled the steering. As to wheels, the change evenwent so far as to make the drivers smaller than the. DlRECT-STEERER TRICYCLE. steerer; the wheel base was also lengthened, so that therider sat somewhat in front of the axle, which was nowbridged, and had three or four bearings; and theframe was altered and simplified, in some cases follow-ing very closely that of the diamond frame far as tricycles are now built, they are of thedirect-steering pattern. Beside these distinct patterns of tricycles, every oneof which, except perhaps the old Challenge, has had H4 WHEELS AND WHEELING. a longer or shorter but a decidedly successful career,there are three patterns, adapted to special uses, whichhave become standard in their respective Velociman was first built in 1869, and is still
Size: 1899px × 1315px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidwheelswheeli, bookyear1892
