St Nicholas [serial] . SAFETY, SOLID TIRES, iS MODERN SAFETY, DIAMOND FRAME, PNEUMATIC TIRES. (From Le Cyclisme.) 454 THE STORY OF THE WHEEL. [April,. THE CRYPTO, changes in the modern type of wheel havebeen the adoption of the diamond frame andthe invention of pneumatic tires. The pneu-matic tire, that has done so much for the com-fort and speed of wheelmen and is now a neces-sity of every well-appointed wheel, was the inven-tion of an Irish veterinary, named Dunlop. Be-ginning his experiments in 1889, he perfectedthe pneumatic tire in time for the opening ofthe wheeling season of the followi
St Nicholas [serial] . SAFETY, SOLID TIRES, iS MODERN SAFETY, DIAMOND FRAME, PNEUMATIC TIRES. (From Le Cyclisme.) 454 THE STORY OF THE WHEEL. [April,. THE CRYPTO, changes in the modern type of wheel havebeen the adoption of the diamond frame andthe invention of pneumatic tires. The pneu-matic tire, that has done so much for the com-fort and speed of wheelmen and is now a neces-sity of every well-appointed wheel, was the inven-tion of an Irish veterinary, named Dunlop. Be-ginning his experiments in 1889, he perfectedthe pneumatic tire in time for the opening ofthe wheeling season of the following year, andthereby earned the gratitude of all cyclists. To sum up, wheeling, both as an industryof importance and as a delightful pastime, hastaken a firm hold on American soil. In theseUnited States there are over two thousand fac-tories where only bicycles are made. Althoughthe inventive Yankee, Uncle Sam, was notthe pioneer in this field of manufacture, he hasalready added so many useful features, andmodified and improved upon European crea-tions to such an extent, that he may justly rankside by side with his brothers, John Bulland Jean Cr
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