The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
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140-l42 East 9th Street. Opposite Ryan Hotel.

chain and new rear sprocket attach
ment, new chain adjustment.
In the machines designed by the
Wolff American for 81 about the same
lines and angles are used as in 90
joints are also chosen The chain adj
justment and the hubs remain prac-
tically the same, although he hubs are
enlarged to the barrel shape.
ONE AND ONE-HALF INCH HEAD.
Some of the striking changes in the
World bicycle consist in the adoption
of a ~ -inch- head, with inside ball
bearings and flush connections. An i'm
proved expansion plug is used for faS-
tening the handle-bar stem, the adj
justment being made by turning collar
screw, which terminates with a small
square bolt head at the top of the
handle-bar ''T'' piece A triple plate
fork crown is seen in the models, with
the plate SO close together that no
clumsiness is apparent A seat post
cluster is made by direct connection of
the rear stays and by the use of an
expansion adjustment to fasten the
seat post. The tubing is properly re-
enforced, to prevent any bullying on ac-
count of the use of expanders The
main frame tubes are of 1s-inch diam
eter, rear forks %-inch and 1916 inch
diameter, with an improved connec-
ton with rear fork ends The width
of the crank-hanger is 31s inches, in ii-
ameter 2 lis inch and tread inches.
Disk adjusting bearings are also used.
The sprocket wheel spider is dished so
as to bring the chain nearly over the
bearings.
There is no difference in the general
appearance of the Dayton Large tub
Ing has always been one of their
features, and the manufacturer has no
IDEA OF changing. On all single wheels
and tandems IA -inch tubing is used for
the entire main frame, with rear forks
B-inch and stays %-inch in diameter.
as previously used. The front fork,
with the double crown, is altered only
in the width of the crown, which has
been narrowed to IL inches between
the fork sides. A slight change in the
hubs is brought about by a reduction
of the distance between the spoke
Ranges Of the rear hub and its en-
larged bearing, to admit of the add1-
ton of two balls on each side.
The pitch-line chain is the new hobby
OF the Orient makers. 1t is claimed as
friction one-third. Another new thing
is the handle-bar, which is covered
with hard rubber, and will be made
any color desired. The average weight
of the Orient roadster is twenty three
and one-half pounds. Hubs used are
somewhat smaller than those of '96
The same size tubing-1k inches-does
service again. AS in many of the other
wheels, the cotter pins have been done
away with. Especial interest has been
placed in the new handle-bar, and seat
post adjustment.
NEW SEAT-POST ADJUSTMENT.
Windsor bicycles cling to the old
compression clamps, and also retain
many Of this seasons features. A new
seat-post adjustment will appear in
their models, and also new bearings,
which, 1t is believed, are dustproof
Napoleon and Josephine will not be
seen until Dec. Is. Their makeup will
be about the same it has been for the
last season, the manufacturers claim
ing that they would rather keep or
using a good thing than experiment
with any possibilities. They have
fallen in line, though, with new devices
for seat-post and handle-bar adjust
ments