On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:55:53 -0700, [email hidden] may have
Quoted message said:Werehatrack said:On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:02:03 -0700, [email hidden] may have
Quoted message said:This is an 1887 Gormully & Jeffrey 50-spoke radial highwheeler:
http://timeline.route66rambler.com/1887/AFamilyInKenosha01.jpg
It seems to have _two_ handlebar levers, both going to the front spoon
brake, but what really puzzles me is that hub.
Maybe a warning bell? I saw a pennyfarthing with a rings-as-you-ride
hub bell once. The rider said he was glad the bike belonged to
someone else.
Dear Werehatrack,
I hadn't thought of a bell. Was the one that you saw anything near
that size?
No; it was about the size of a typical drum brake. It rang about
twice per wheel rev.
Quoted message said:Even if your automatic bell wasn't that large, I suppose it's
possible, but a thing that big would be more of a gong:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/movies/13richmond.html?ex=1313208000&en=368754531c5bed6f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Most of the bells and chimes that I've seen are modest little things.
Perhaps a hub siren?
Unlikely, since that would need to be interconnected between the axle
and hub for positive drive.
Your mystery hub may have just been a big empty thing, too, whose only
function was to be bright and shiny.
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