Three Good Tires: Also Sundries Catalogue
Contents
- Sets out the American Tire Co. trade terms: net 30 days, 2% discount for 10-day payment, cheques payable in Toronto at par, and instructions for C.O.D. shipments.
- Promotes the Goodrich-Resflex Single Tube, emphasising its air-retaining rubber that needs pumping only once a month and the included nickeled vest-pocket repair kit with Jiffy puncture filler.
- Describes the G. & J. Detachable tire, which avoids stiff wire edges by gripping at the second groove, making it far easier to mount and remove than ordinary detachable tires.
- Details the Goodrich Rubber outer casing and the Goodrich Inner Tube (pump once a month) used in G. & J. tires, along with the standard 1899 Schrader valve available for repair in any village.
- Presents Morgan & Wright Double Tubes as the world's best-known double-tube tire, sold with a liberal guarantee, Morgan & Wright valves and inner tube, and a repair outfit with each pair.
- Introduces the economy XXX Double Tube, a limited run of 2,000 units fitted with Morgan & Wright inner tubes at a close price, sold without guarantee but expected to give fair service.
- Catalogues five inner-tube lines: Goodrich (pump once a month), Nunsuch, Morgan & Wright, Nextbest (with 1899 Schrader valve), and Aboutright, covering every price point for riders and repairmen.
- Describes the B.R. acetylene lamp, which burns calcium carbide and water to produce electric-bright light for about five hours and cannot be extinguished by shaking.
- Lists Fitchburg Steel Ball Co. balls ground to 19/10000-inch precision, together with bicycle bells including the double-stroke No. 120 (25c.) and rotary-stroke Nos. 600 and 610 (35-45c.).
- Extends the bell range with adjustable models: No. 3D (1.25 in.), No. 3P and 5P push-button levers (75c.-$1.50), and Nos. 67 and 77 with adjustable levers (50-60c.).
- Features the highly nickeled Peerless bells (Nos. 70 and 80, $1.50 each), which are adjusted by rotating the top and base independently and lock into position without tools.
- Offers sable-hair flat brushes in three widths (20-40c.) for streak-free bicycle enamelling, plus the Victor bundle carrier for attaching parcels to the bicycle.
- Lists the Baldwin detachable chain in four quality grades (AB through Racer, $1.50-$3.00) in standard widths, each supplied with repair links, explaining how graded prices reflect material quality.
- Presents vest-pocket style and cloth-covered horseshoe trouser clips to protect riders clothing from the chain and sprocket, with enamelled versions to prevent rust staining.
- Describes replacement outer covers for worn Morgan & Wright Double Tubes and G. & J. Detachables, laced or cemented on to renew a tire worn to the canvas, alongside cyclometers for distance recording.
- Introduces Goodflex enamel, imported from France and compounded free of asphaltum, available in fourteen colours, suitable for brush application on bicycle frames.
- Describes the steel Goodflex baking oven that bakes enamel by direct heat rather than hot air, reducing a typical frame enamelling cycle from four to six hours to a shorter bake.
- Offers two rubber frame protectors in Morgan & Wright and Goodrich styles to shield the top tube from handlebar contact and prevent enamel chipping on drop or rams-horn bar bicycles.
- Presents an assortment of handlebar grips: leather grips that cannot break, corkine rubber grips, and paper-reinforced grips, all selected to improve on unsatisfactory cork originals.
- Showcases novel handlebar designs including the octagon bar ($2.00) whose flat facets catch light, and a gracefully machine-curved bar ($1.50), addressing the sameness of standard handlebar design.
- Features the Canadian-made Beats All hub in 32-spoke front and 36-spoke rear configurations, dust-proof and finely nickeled, available with 7-, 8-, 9-, or 10-tooth sprockets.
- Describes the Excelsior hub, a well-finished Canadian hub priced at $3.00 per set, dust-proof, smooth-running, and guaranteed against defects in material or workmanship.
- Recommends the Plew hub at $2.75 per set as a reliable mid-priced option for riders and repairmen seeking dependable performance without the cost of premium models.
- Discusses chain lubrication, explaining why dry graphite-based lubricants are preferred over oily ones to avoid dust accumulation, and reviews the products stocked to address the problem.
- Offers a colourless metal preservative (quarter-pint cans, 25c.) for preventing tarnish on bright wheel and machinery surfaces, plus Copal Varnish as a finishing option for metal parts.
- Presents the range of oilers including the vest-pocket Perfect oiler, the shop-use Handy oiler with a generous stream, and the Leader, Gem, and Canteen models for various lubrication needs.
- Promotes Goodflex bicycle oil as chemically pure, free from acids and light impurities that corrode or cut bearings, and stable at high temperatures unlike inferior thin oils.
- Describes a light racing pedal designed with everything above the crank-pin line, incorporating a permanent toe clip to save weight and reduce the risk of accidents on low crank-hanger bicycles.
- Explains the Velox pedal's single-nut adjustment and screwdriver-turn cone setting, allowing the pedal pin to be removed and replaced without disturbing bearing adjustment.
- Presents three additional pedals - the King, Banner, and economy Snapper - each available in rat-trap or rubber combination styles to suit different riding preferences and budgets.
- Offers rubber tread bands that can be applied at home to Goodrich-Resflex tubes worn to the canvas, restoring a tire to as-new condition without professional repair.
- Stocks quality hand pumps including the Goodrich pump (well-constructed), Scovill pumps (with strong metal stirrup), and Morgan & Wright enamelled black pumps, contrasted with cheap inferior models.
- Describes repair accessories for Goodrich-Resflex tubes: the Jiffy compound for roadside puncture sealing, tire tape for cuts, and the puncture band that buttons over the repair to prevent it coming loose.
- Recommends Boston Laminated Road wood rims as the best on the market, available in Road Crescent, G. & J. Detachable, and Racer profiles; the laminated construction prevents splitting.
- Details four liquid tire-treatment compounds: Resflexine injected into tires to bind powdered fillers in hot weather, Circine, Restorative, and Jiffy for roadside puncture filling.
- Presents Wheeler Saddles as the leading anatomically correct standard saddle in the United States, made of high-quality materials and supplied on major-brand bicycles; Canadian versions listed.
- Features the Siteasy saddle with coil springs for jolt-free riding, available in plaid and plain styles, alongside a special road saddle and cork-top racer, all guaranteed by Wheeler.
- Stocks best-steel nickeled spokes and standard-thread bronze nickeled nipples for immediate dispatch to repairmen, together with a range of tool bags for carrying roadside repair supplies.
- Lists the Thines Basket Clip (40c. per pair) which locks onto the pedal and holds the foot securely, alongside the Easyfit clip that grips the sole rather than the toes for comfortable riding.
- Explains soapstone's dual role: dusted inside tire covers to ease inner-tube insertion, and applied to vulcaniser beds to prevent tires adhering during the heat-curing process.
- Catalogues vulcanising consumables including Goodrich 434 Solution for cementing mushroom plugs into single tubes and patches into tire covers, with step-by-step application instructions.
- Describes the Goodrich gas-fired steam vulcanizer, which uses a water chamber and pressure gauge to cure repairs by steam rather than direct dry heat.
- Presents the Morgan & Wright steam vulcanizer, capable of curing up to twelve tires simultaneously, fitted for gasoline heat with a boiler, steam valve, and hollow bar for steam distribution.
- Offers the Redcross and a smaller spirit-lamp vulcanizer for dealers in small towns with lower repair volumes, providing an affordable entry point to professional tire vulcanising.
- Lists Goodflex Rubber Cement in 5c. pocket tubes, 15c. tool-bag tubes, and bulk tins for repairmen, together with sheet rubber stock for cutting custom repair patches.
- Offers Goodflex Wood Rim Cement in tubes for permanent tire-to-rim bonding (sets in four hours), plus Billings & Spencer and Enterprise nickeled wrenches for bicycle assembly and repair.
- Describes the cement kettle method for applying hard tire cement to rims: the rim is rolled across the kettle wheel to pick up hot cement evenly, replacing the slow and troublesome old hand method.
- Previews five new handlebar designs including the Resflex Rams-horn Bar ($1.50) suited for parcel-carrying, and a new Drop Racer bar, representing the latest in handlebar styling for 1899.