In a message dated 10/7/2001 11:48:00 AM Central Daylight Time,
CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com writes:
> This company was indeed making cyclometers way back in the
> high-wheeler era, in fact Veeder invented the cyclometer in 1895.
>
Appologies Cap'n.....(in the interest of accuacy)
By 1895 high wheelers had gone out of fashion and several years had passed since they were commonly carried in bike shops or even manufactured(I think it was '92 or 93 that a h/w last appeared in a catalog). Safetes had been available since the mid 80's and had gradually displaced the "ordinary" bicycle. By 1895 there may have been a few highwheelers on the road--and there still are--but their era had passed.
A minor tip--just in case there may be someone out there who isn't already doing this: A piece of plastic wire insulation or small rubber tube or tool handle dip applied to the peg dampens the sound made by the peg striking the counter.
Calvert Guthrie
Kansas City