New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-17

the measuring Is only done IN the second inch from
the jaw. The upper reach of a bicycle Is ABOUT
twenty-five inches long. Were micrometer 10
measure this. constructed as they usually are the
ordinary change In temperature in one day alone
would probably contract and expand the microme-
ter several times much as the allowable varia-
ton in the delicate part OF fine watch
Would such fine work all through a wheel be OF
sufficient practical benefit TO justify the expense|
mo. and 1 only made the explanation to show
the mpractlcability or building "heei al 'iousN
like a watch"
"Where In the wheel can the finest workmanship
be advantageously bestowed%
Machine work. principally In the sprocket and
chain apparatus and in the bearings. and to carry
out correct philosophical principles in those and IN
the alignment of the machine generally. requires
men of education experience and thought
How many kinds of bearings are there
.WIth regard to the surface contact of the balls.
the bearings are usually classed as two-point ana
three point bearings , 49,. -.
what is meant by two and three point bear
Fin the two-pon, the balls tough at one place ace
three,point. the balls touch the cup at TWO places
and in the cone at one place only.
Which do you use7"
"po yo, Consider them SUPERIOR"
las made by us, we do else we shouid not use
' I'm wha, respects them do these bearings differ
..Thefc are no bearings just like ours. so far as
Wherein do they differ from the 'wo'point bear
ings generally used . ,, ,s,,o,
specifically. Let explain The distribution OF
the weight over me correct number OF
the correct elevation in the ball race OF me orolt
and its correct diameter; the axial dehecton ana
the orbi;al and ayal revolutions. with correct re,
sultants are intricate problems In dynamlcS ana
M Witch we have studied worked and experiment
ed for fifteen months; Hitch three pairs of horses
S Sa r Tffo1 the OF o 'Hf to the Of the pair
LEI stand still the b o6r u GG ,S up OF back eS
up, and they will not make much progress they
should he 9p ere Gse' hg must work in I perfect
harmony. The best bearing that We could ind 70
lSia pcr cent. and after ffteen months of patient
labor. thought and experimenting; We have devei-
proof of my assertion. the rear wheel chain on.
with few turns OF the crank N w SPIN over nine
What do you consider the essentials In good
The first is strength"
"Why do you lay so much stress upon this:
a wheel should, therefore, be correspondingly safe
It may not be your sister or my sister, your
is hurt or killed. but it is always somebody's dar-
ling All ride. The wheel has become the common
carrier and there is. therefore, all the more need
Ought this matter to be regulated by law"
''y thoughts have not run in that direction. and
am Therefore not pTePared o, to answer that,
regulate it directly. and it will in measure work
out its own solution,
In what manner
suits will necessarily be brought for injuries sus
tanned through defective wheels. and courts VIII
gradually hold more and more against the vendors
OF such wheels
''Are net the rights of the buyer and seller fixed
by the warranty under which the wheel Is soldT'
Yes. But what Il that warranty
IL do not understand why you raise the doubt
VIII you please eXplainT'
THE express warranty Is clear enough, but Is
there Implied warranty"
Does the sale of wheel carry with it an i'm
piled warranty that Is not generally UNDERSTOOD"
''In tie case Ct food there is implied war
ranty THAI II wholesome and fit for food. a
bicycle is used wholly for human beings 10 ride
upon and on an unsafe wheel life and limb are
constantly in danger. / cannot therefore, see why
courts will not gradually establish and adhere 10
the rule that a bicycle should be III for human
being 10 ride upon, and that means that II should
be constructed sufficiently strong 10 be reasonably
safe"
Has the price that the purchaser pays for the
wheel not something TO do with thiS?''
Possibly 4; may have. II n man pays $500 or
$3.50 for n nice, light easy running buggy. for his
horse 10 pull and then makes OF himself by
seeing how cheap how hard running and how
risky q mount he can buy for himself 10 push and
ride upon. shows that he values himself less
than his horse ana In case OF injury damages
who only afford TO buy cheap wheel needs
the protection OF the law 10 its fun extent