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Title: Cycling art, energy and locomotion: a series of remarks on the development of bicycles, tricycles, and man-motor carriages
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Scott, Robert Pittis
Subjects: Cycling Bicycles
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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steer-ing-meclianism, which, separately or combined, tend toproduce a simple and convenient apparatus. A, in the drawing, represents the front wheel of myimproved velocipede. The rider, holding the feet on these fixed bars /, canreadily, and by an imperceptible motion, turn the postto guide the apparatus in any desired direction. I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent,— 1. The steering-post C, constructed, as described, ofthe two parallel bars a, a, hung upon the crank-axle B,and connected by the plates 6, d, between which theend of the reach D is pivoted, said post being providedat its upper end with the crank-shaft J, and near itslower end with the foot-rests J, as herein described, forthe purpose specified. Another manumotor carriage. Had the inventorever attempted to climb some of the hills to be seen inMaryland, I fear he would have sacrificed his ambition,let the idea go unheralded to the world, and saved hispatent fee. 252 CYCLING ART,^ ENERGY, AND LOCOMOTION.
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There are onlv a few of us left. 3IF KINGDOM FOR A HORSE. 253 ^ This invention relates to a new and useful improve-ment in velocipedes, and consists in the method inwhich power is applied for driving it. Power is applied to this ratchet by means of thepawls / and g^ the former of which is pivoted to theframe hj and to which the saddle i is attached; theother pawl is pivoted to the frame J, to which thefoot-pieces h are attached. ^ When the weight of the rider is thrown either uponthe saddle or upon the foot-pieces, the pawls act uponthe ratchet-wheel, and rotate the axle. As before stated, motion is given the velocipede byworking the pawls in the ratchet-wheel, as the weightof the rider is thrown alternately upon the saddle andupon the foot-pieces. This operation gives him the motion and exerciseof a horseback ride. No crank is employed, and consequently the vehiclemay be started at any point, and the operating partsbeing attached to and supported by the main axle,there is nothing lik

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