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I'm stumped.
What do you repair with this very simple 1898 bicycle repair tool?
http://www.google.com/patents?id=R7QoAAAAEBAJ&dq=d29718&jtp=1#PPP1,M1
Most bicycle repairs involve tires, wheels, or chains.
Julius claimed that the shape of his bicycle repair tool was the
leading feature of his design, apparently meaning the angle at which
the spear-point is bent to one side.
Each side of the spear-point is roughened, like a file. It looks like
a giant spear-point woodworking riffler:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RifflerFiles.jpg
Maybe it was for removing punctured glued-on tires from wooden rims?
But the spear-point seems rather aggressive for a tire-lever, and why
would the sides of the tool need to be roughened like a file?
What does it repair?
Cheers,
Carl Fogel
What do you repair with this very simple 1898 bicycle repair tool?
http://www.google.com/patents?id=R7QoAAAAEBAJ&dq=d29718&jtp=1#PPP1,M1
Most bicycle repairs involve tires, wheels, or chains.
Julius claimed that the shape of his bicycle repair tool was the
leading feature of his design, apparently meaning the angle at which
the spear-point is bent to one side.
Each side of the spear-point is roughened, like a file. It looks like
a giant spear-point woodworking riffler:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RifflerFiles.jpg
Maybe it was for removing punctured glued-on tires from wooden rims?
But the spear-point seems rather aggressive for a tire-lever, and why
would the sides of the tool need to be roughened like a file?
What does it repair?
Cheers,
Carl Fogel