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]

PREFACE.

To the Cyclist who appreciates the advantage of understanding his wheel, its mechanism and its construction, for the same reason and because of the same interest felt by a horseman in his roadster, an engineer in his locomotive, or a yachtsman in his boat, the following pages can scarcely fail to be of interest and value.

Bicycles without number have been consigned to the scrap heap or discarded for new mounts, as the result of abuse and the lack of proper care, due solely to the ignorance of riders as to a wheel’s construction and requirements, while disappointments have resulted, in many instances, because the same lack of knowledge has prevented the wise selection of a well constructed and properly adjusted mount at the outset.