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The boy mechanic, book 3

Book 3 — Bicycle Runner for Winter Use

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The Mudguard is Fastened to the Rim of the Wheel and Acts as a Runner over Ice and Snow

A bicycle may be used with satisfactory results in winter by arranging a runner under the front wheel, which is lashed to the fork as indicated in the sketch. The mudguard is used as a runner by releasing it and dropping it to the position shown. It is then tied securely to the rim of the wheel and the wheel is tied at the top to the fork. This idea may be adapted by providing a special runner of sheet metal, making it unnecessary to wear the mudguard.—C. H. McCaslin, Portland, Ore.

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