ILLUSTRATIONS.
| THE BICYCLE—EARLY AND MODERN TYPES. | |
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| Draisine in action—1818 | 2 |
| “Boneshaker”—1868 | 3 |
| The “Ordinary”—1878 | 3 |
| Rear Driver—1893 | 5 |
| The “Rover”—1878 | 6 |
| Chainless type, 1898 (bevel-gear) | 7 |
| Extreme type of 1898 Chain model, combining all late features | 9 |
| CHAINLESS TYPES AND DRIVING GEAR. | |
| Columbia Chainless | 10 |
| Columbia Chainless—Mechanism and Frame | 11 |
| Spalding Chainless | 12 |
| Spalding Chainless—Driving Gear | 13 |
| Stearns Chainless | 13 |
| Monarch Chainless | 14 |
| Humber Chainless | 15 |
| Sterling Chainless—Crank Bracket | 16 |
| Sterling Chainless—Connecting Shaft | 16 |
| Bayvelgere Jointed Shaft | 17 |
| Hildick Chainless Driving Gear | 18 |
| Crescent Chainless—Driving Gear | 19 |
| Featherstone “Change Gear” Chainless | 20 |
| Featherstone Chainless Crank Hanger | 21 |
| Dayton Chainless—Driving Gear | 22 |
| Pine “Square-Tooth” Chainless | 23 |
| “English” Chainless | 24 |
| “English” Chainless—Driving Gear | 25 |
| Bantam Chainless—1898 | 25 |
| Bantam Chainless—Driving Gear | 26 |
| Acatene Chainless—Driving Gear | 26 |
| Lloyd’s Cross Roller Driving Gear | 27 |
| Geared Ordinary | 27 |
| TYPES OF THE CHAIN WHEEL—MECHANISM AND OPERATION. | |
| First Humber model | 29 |
| Golden Era—Model | 29 |
| Victor—First American Safety—1887 | 30 |
| Diagram—One-sided Chain Pull | 31 |
| First Columbia Rear Driver—1888 | 32 |
| Defender Midget—1898 | 34 |
| Keating—Model | 37 |
| Union—Model | 37 |
| Victor—Model | 38 |
| Liberty—Model | 38 |
| Cygnet—Model | 38 |
| Victor—Single Loop—Model | 39 |
| Victor—Racquet Frame—1892 | 46 |
| Stearns—Model | 46 |
| Cleveland—Model | 47 |
| Kangaroo—Model | 51 |
| FRAMES, FORK CROWNS AND JOINTS. | |
| Three-Crown Frame | 39 |
| Chilion Wood Frame | 39 |
| Crescent Flush Joint | 40 |
| Wolff-American Flush Joint | 40 |
| Columbia Fork Crown | 40 |
| Crescent Fork Crown | 41 |
| Lyndhurst Fork Crown | 41 |
| Arch Fork Crown | 41 |
| Crawford Fork Crown | 42 |
| Humber Fork Crown | 42 |
| Monarch Fork Crown | 43 |
| Orient Fork Crown | 43 |
| Union Fork Crown | 43 |
| Liberty Fork Crown | 44 |
| World and Adlake Fork Crown | 44 |
| Cleveland Fork Crown | 45 |
| Eagle Drop-Forged Flush Joint | 51 |
| Wolff-American Lapped Joint | 47 |
| Remington Flush Joint | 47 |
| Working Drawing—Diamond Frame model | 49 |
| Working Drawing—Drop Frame model | 50 |
| GEAR CASES. | |
| Frost Gear Case | 54 |
| Racycle Gear Case | 54 |
| Safety Gear Case | 55 |
| Rambler Gear Case | 55 |
| Cleveland Gear Case | 56 |
| SPROCKETS, CHAINS AND CHAIN ADJUSTERS. | |
| Brown Roller Sprocket | 58 |
| Chantrell Chain | 58 |
| Keating Twin Roller Chain | 59 |
| Types of English Chains | 59 |
| Diamond “B” Chain | 60 |
| Thames Twin Roller Chain | 60 |
| Morse Roller Joint Chain | 60 |
| Baldwin Detachable Chain | 61 |
| Ewart Chain—1888 | 61 |
| Bridgeport Detachable Chain | 61 |
| Liberty Sprocket | 62 |
| Crescent Chain Adjuster | 62 |
| Victor Chain Test—Diagram | 63 |
| Wolff-American Chain Adjuster | 64 |
| Crescent Chain and Bolt | 64 |
| Lefevre Chain | 64 |
| Circular Chain | 65 |
| Remington Chain | 65 |
| Missing Link | 65 |
| Victor Straight-Line Sprocket | 66 |
| Humber Chain Adjuster | 66 |
| HUBS. | |
| Crescent Hub | 68 |
| Columbia Hub | 68 |
| Keating Hub | 69 |
| Sterling Hub | 69 |
| Wolff-American Hub | 69 |
| Cleveland Hub | 70 |
| Liberty Hub | 70 |
| RIMS, TIRES AND REPAIR TOOLS. | |
| Plymouth Rim Joint | 70 |
| Plymouth Rim | 72 |
| Kundtz Rim | 72 |
| Buckeye Rim | 75 |
| “M. & W.” Tire | 75 |
| Indian Arrow-Head Tire | 76 |
| Dreadnaught Tire | 77 |
| Straus Protected Tire | 77 |
| Kangaroo Tire | 78 |
| Goodrich “Jiffy” Repair Tool | 79 |
| “Sure Thing” Repair Tool | 80 |
| BEARINGS. | |
| Old Double-Row Ball Bearing | 83 |
| Lower Half of Double-Row Ball Bearing | 83 |
| Four-Point Bearing | 84 |
| Four-Point Bearing—“E. & D.” pattern | 84 |
| Common Three-Point Bearing | 86 |
| Three-Point Bearing—Improved | 86 |
| Two-Point Bearing | 87 |
| PEDALS. | |
| Extension Pedals—American-Waltham | 89 |
| Rat-Trap Pedal—American-Waltham | 89 |
| Straus Removable Pedal Rubbers | 89 |
| Ramsey Pedal | 90 |
| Ordinary Pedal—“Clock” diagram | 90 |
| Ramsey Pedal—“Clock” diagram | 91 |
| CRANK AXLES AND CRANK HANGERS. | |
| Crescent Crank Hanger, Stages 1 to 5 | 48 |
| Stearns Crank Hanger Mechanism | 71 |
| Wolff-American Crank Axle | 92 |
| Gard Crank and Divided Axle | 93 |
| SADDLES. | |
| Christy—Men’s model | 96 |
| Christy—Women’s model | 96 |
| Christy—Racing model | 97 |
| Christy—View of under side | 97 |
| Safety Poise | 97 |
| “Rubber-Neck” | 98 |
| Bernasco | 98 |
| Garford—Model “128” | 98 |
| Tillinghast—and Frame | 99 |
| Dr. Richmond “Universal” | 100 |
| Brown | 100 |
| Gilliam—and Frame | 101 |
| La Tulip | 102 |
| HANDLEBARS AND BRAKES. | |
| Kelly Adjustable Bar | 103 |
| Plymouth Wood Bar | 103 |
| Lyndhurst Adjustable Bar | 104 |
| Barret’s Detachable Brake | 104 |
| Detachable Rear Brake | 105 |
| Stewart Roller Brake | 105 |
| Back-Pedalling Brake (Hay & Willits) | 106 |
| Back-Pedalling Brake (“New Departure”) | 107 |
| Duck’s Roller Brake | 107 |
| LAMPS AND LAMP BRACKETS. | |
| Bridgeport Searchlight (oil) | 110 |
| Twentieth Century (oil) | 110 |
| “M. & W.” (Mathews & Willard) (oil) | 110 |
| Bragger (oil) | 111 |
| Columbia (oil) | 111 |
| “X Rays” (oil) | 111 |
| Manhattan Brass Co. product (oil) | 112 |
| Acme (electric) | 114 |
| Klondike (oil) | 114 |
| Solar (carbide)—Interior view | 115 |
| Electro (carbide) | 115 |
| Electro—Interior view | 116 |
| Helios (carbide) | 116 |
| Calcium King (carbide) | 117 |
| Combination Bracket | 113 |
| U. S. Detachable Bracket | 113 |
| CYCLOMETERS. | |
| Twentieth Century Cyclometer | 118 |
| Veeder Cyclometer | 118 |
| Shepherd Cyclometer | 119 |
| Standard Cyclometer | 119 |
| New Departure Cyclometer | 119 |
| Trump Cyclometer | 120 |
| BELLS. | |
| Lord Bell | 120 |
| Bevin Bell | 120 |
| L. A. W. Bell | 121 |
| Combination Bell and Brake | 121 |
| TOE CLIPS. CARRIERS AND SUNDRIES. | |
| Howard Toe Clip | 122 |
| Combination Toe Clip | 122 |
| Kalamazoo Carrier | 123 |
| Lamson Carrier | 123 |
| Fairy Child’s Seat | 123 |
| “Ideal” Foot Pump | 124 |
| Lubricants—“Pacemaker” and “Three in One” | 124 |
| FREAKS AND ODD INVENTIONS. | |
| Weight Driven Model | 126 |
| The “Sweeper” Idea | 127 |
| A Notion of 1881 | 128 |
| Mahoney’s Model, 1893 | 129 |
| A “Dream” Motor | 130 |
| Wind Driven Model | 130 |
| MULTICYCLES. | |
| Stearns Septuplet | 132 |
| Stearns Convertible Tandem | 133 |
| Tinkham Tricycle | 133 |
| Wolff-American Triplet | 134 |
| Cleveland Tandem | 135 |
| Wolff-American Tandem | 135 |
| Tinkham Cab | 136 |
| Andrae Tandem | 136 |
| “Oriten” | 136 |
| Wolff-American Duplex | 137 |
| Tinkham Carrier | 138 |
| MOTOR VEHICLES. | |
| Motor Tricycle | 140 |
| Pope Electric Phaeton | 141 |
| Pope Electric Phaeton, under test | 143 |
| Bicycle with Motor Attachment | 142 |