First published 1900, this is a classic guide to making and maintaining
bicycles and tricycles. The information was originally published in
"Work", a publication of which the author was an editor, and has been
condensed into this easy-to-digest handbook. "Cycle Building and
Repairing" will appeal to those with an interest in vintage bicycles or
making their from scratch. Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1854 - 1916) was an
Australian writer and editor. He was a master of technical writing and
father of the 'do-it-yourself' book, producing many works on subjects
including engineering, handicrafts, woodwork, and more. Other notable
works by this author include: "Treatise on the Tools Employed in the Art
of Turning" (1881), "The Wrath-Jobber's Handy Book" (1887), and
"Screw-Threads and Methods of Producing Them" (1887). Contents include:
"Introductory, and Tools Used", "How to Build a Front Driver", "Building
a Rear-driving Safety", "Building Tandam Safeties", "Building
Front-Driver Tricycle", "Building a Hand Tricycle", "Brazing", "How to
Make and Fit Gear Cases", "Fittings and Accessories", "Wheel-Making",
"Tyres and Methods of Fixing Them", etc. Many vintage books such as this
are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we
are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality
edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the
author.
