COPYRIGHT BY
THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER ASS’N.
A. D. 1898.
THE MODERN BICYCLE
AND ITS
ACCESSORIES
A COMPLETE REFERENCE BOOK
FOR
RIDER, DEALER AND MAKER
Republished from the Series of Articles Written for The Commercial
Advertiser by Alex. Schwalbach and Julius Wilcox Under the
Caption of “Bicycles for 1898,” Setting Forth the Improvements
and Changes in Manufacture Since 1816.
THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER ASSOCIATION,
29 Park Row, New York,
Publishers.
1898.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. EVOLUTION OF THE BICYCLE, 1816 TO 1899 |
| The Year 1898 a Memorable One in Its History; Improvement in Quality, Reduction in Price, the Reincarnation of the Chainless, and the Abolition of the National Cycle Show—Tendencies Toward Fixity, and Reversion to Type—The Earliest Creations in Bicycle Construction and the Steady March Toward Improvement—A Brief Sketch of Development—Marked Characteristics and Changes Adopted with the Season of 1898. |
| Pages 1-9 |
| CHAPTER II. THE CHAINLESS WHEEL. |
| Its Advent Upon the American Market, After Long and Costly Experiments—The Various Methods Employed to Transmit Power—A Single Successful Foreign Wheel of This Type—The Bevel Gear, Spur Gear and Pin-Roller Gear—A Study of the Chainless Type, with Illustrations and Descriptions of Popular Models. |
| Pages 10-27 |
| CHAPTER III. CHAINLESS VS. CHAIN. |
| The Advantages Claimed for Each Compared—Summary of Early Attempts in “Safety” Types—Modes of Power Transmission—Demands Upon Chainless Construction—The Problems of End-Thrust and Side-Thrust—The Question of Strain Upon Bearings and Gear Teeth—Charges Brought Against the Chain Wheel—Effect of the Chainless Upon the Trade. |
| Pages 28-36 |
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