. Hardware merchandising January-June 1898. resilient and easy-riding tire. chain, which proved a revelation inchain construction. Pedals screwinginto nut, doing away with pedal axle-nut—copied everywhere. Combinationwood and aluminum rim for detachabletires. Narrow tread. Improved Bur-well dust-proof and ball-retaining bear-ings—makers of cycles are still trying tocopy these famous bearings. 1895.—The Cleveland Swell Special, withlarge tubing—everybody made fun of itthen ; they all use it now. 1896.—Burwell bearings still further im-proved. The wood handle bar. Barrelpattern pedals. 1897.—The
. Hardware merchandising January-June 1898. resilient and easy-riding tire. chain, which proved a revelation inchain construction. Pedals screwinginto nut, doing away with pedal axle-nut—copied everywhere. Combinationwood and aluminum rim for detachabletires. Narrow tread. Improved Bur-well dust-proof and ball-retaining bear-ings—makers of cycles are still trying tocopy these famous bearings. 1895.—The Cleveland Swell Special, withlarge tubing—everybody made fun of itthen ; they all use it now. 1896.—Burwell bearings still further im-proved. The wood handle bar. Barrelpattern pedals. 1897.—The famous 29. the design ofwhich, as everyone knows, is now copiedby everyone who bears the name of being abicycle manu-facturer. 1898.—ThatH. A. ozi er&][Co. j havenot lost theircunning andstill hold theirsupremacy, isproved by thefollowing^listof newfeaturesfor 1898 : In-ternal handlebar fastener,new crank fasteners, hollow axles, simplifiedarrangement for spoking rear wheels, im-proved self-oiling bearings, new system of. Cleveland Crank Hanger Bearing. joint perfectly tight. The flow of oil isregulated by wicking drawn through smallholes drilled in the axle close to the bear-ings. The holes are plugged so tightly thatthe oil will not escape when the bicycle isnot in use. The moment, though, thewheels begin to revolve, capillary attractionproduces a drop of oil at the end of thewicking. The bearings thus are kept inconstant and uniform lubrication. Theaxles carry a seasons supply of oil, so that
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