1896 Bicycle Repair Manual

[user 135]

This is pretty cool guide to repairing bicycles way back when. It even has information about setting up a repair shop.

http://www.archive.org/stream/bicyclere ... 7/mode/2up

 

[sqrly]

That is really cool.

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Now I have to find space for my brazing furnace,very cool guide!!!

 

[Bendix]

he's right, i don't think i'd drop the extra $16.50 for a forge and grindstone either....

cool stuff! 8)

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Bookmarked that page! I can imagine if I went to my LBS now and asked them to repair a damaged frame... He'd look at you like you were a UFO.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Nice find Cman. A lot of good stuff there. http://openlibrary.org/search?q=bicycle ... ltext=true
Look for the ones that have the "Read" icon next to them. You can "check out" others if you want to go to the trouble of signing up for an account and installing a reader.

 

[two spot]

Pretty awesome that standard bike shop equipment included a lathe and a forge :mrgreen:

Regards,

 

[SSG]

This is a great book to read. The best part is the cost of tools, and the fact that it actually details "repairs", my lbs doesn't even true wheels anymore.

 

[yoothgeye]

Sweet! Though I thought it said "1986" until I started looking at it.