Did drawn tubing evolve at a similar time for guns and
bicycle frames? Reference: Miyata's beginnings as a
maker of shotgun barrels. Relevance: Without drawn
tubing, no lightweight bicycles of any kind.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> On the Bowden brake theme , its amazing how things
> evolve . I know I'm way out in left field , but in
> the 16th century a form of firearms ignition
> involved a flat spring that was the lever , rotating
> a wheel through a short length of link chain . the
> system was refereed to as the Wheel Lock .
>
> They were expensive and time consuming to build ,
> but all three elements we need to pedal forward were
> there .
>
> Jim "maybe too much time on my hands" McCoin
>
> Fremont Ca.
>
>
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