The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-22
THE CRESCENT CHAINLESS.
Big Interest Over a Chainless Bicycle
 That Sells for $75.


 That Sells for $75.
 Bicyclsts are all interested over the new sensation, the high grade, bevel gear chainless bicycle selling for $75, made by the Western Wheel works. Everybody wants to see these wheels, and Guernsey, always an up-to-date dealer, has them.
 These Crescent chainless bicycles were first shown to the public on Sat urday in New York and by special ar rangement samples are now on exhibi tion at Henry H. Guernsey's, 6 Church street. MT. Guernsey, who is one of the largest Crescent agents in the east, received some of the first samples sent out
 The New York Sunday Press said:
 Another new chainless bicycle was introduced to the public yesterday It was the Crescent beveled-geared ma- chine, and was shown for the first timo at the New York branch of the Western Wheel Works No. 36 Warren street. The bicycle was inspected by an interested throng all day long. In appearance it resembles the other bevel-geared machines which have pre- ceded it this year, points of similarity being noticeable in the details of con- struetion as well as in the principle in- volved in the transmission of power. The driving mechanism of the Crescent chainless consists of four bevel gear wheels The rear hub gear Wheel, which has twenty-four teeth, is screw ed on to the hub in the same manner II, .J-ox al.,. els, and is held securely in place by a lock-nut. The gear wheel on the rear | end of the gear shaft has twenty-three | teeth, meshing with the gear wheel on | the rear hub. The gears are protected l by dust proof cases, which keep out all l particles of dust.
 l The main driving gear wheel on the | crank axle has forty teeth and meshes | with the gear wheel on the forward | end of the gear shaft, which has fif- l teen teeth The construction of the crank hanger with it's connections to I the frame tubes is made amply strong and at the same time gracefulin outline. | The front gears are completely GOV | cred by a metal plate, which is fitted | in the end of the crank hanger. The construction of the cranks and crank axle is practically the same as on the chain models. Ball retainers are used in the crank hangers as well as all l other bearings.
 The gear shaft is placed inside the | right-hand gear stay. The shaft is fit- | ted with adjustable ball bearings at each end, directly back of the gear | wheels. The gear wheels themselves form the cones for their bearings. The l gear shaft is strong and stiff, and the | whole construction of the driving | mechanism in the crank hanger is protected by felt washer directly be- hind the plate which covers the front | gears. The metal cases completely | cover the bevel gears and are held se- curely in place so that there is no dan- ger of their becoming loosened or rat ting. One of the main features of the | Crescent chainless is the ease with which the rear wheel can be taken from | the frame, The axle hole in the bridge | is cut through at the back, and by loos- | ening the axle nuts the wheel can be | slipped from the frame the same as in | the chain models without disturbing | the adjustment of the bearings. It is only necessary in putting the wheel ir the frame to see that the teeth of the | gear wheel in the rear hub and those of the gear wheel at the end of the gear shaft mesh perfectly, but not too close
 The gears are cut by new machinery | in the Western Wheel works factory ir | Chicago. The retail price of the Cres- | cent chainless is $75 It is made fol either men or women and in the usua heights of frame.