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The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1

Volume 1 — Attaching Runners to a Bicycle for Winter Use

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Bicycle Fitted with Runners for Snow

Bicycle Fitted with Runners for Snow
Bicycle Fitted with Runners for Snow

Instead of storing away your bicycle for the winter, attach runners and use it on the ice. The runners can be made from 1/4-in. by 1-in. iron and fastened to the bicycle frame as shown in the sketch. The tire is removed from the rim of the rear wheel and large screws turned into the rim, leaving the greater part of the screw extending. Cut off the heads of the screws and file them to a point. The rear runners should be set so the rim of the wheel will be about 1/2 in. above the runner level.

Contributed by C. R. Welsh, Manhattan, Kan.

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