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the left lever for the rear wheel. A heavy wire spring keeps each pair 

 of shoes normally away from the rim. 



Lighting equipment consists of a tail light, a Lucifer "Aero Bl" 

 front lamp with two bulbs and a built-in switch to select the bulb that 

 is to be used, and a Lucifer "Baby 700" generator. The generator, 

 which operates only when the end of its armature is allowed to contact 

 the side of the revolving front tire, is clamped to the left side of the 

 front fork. Both of the Lucifer items were made in Switzerland. 



A Brooks B-17 Champion Narrow saddle, made of heavy leather 

 on a wire framework, is attached to a tubular aluminum post adjust- 

 able for height. The saddle is fully adjustable. 



There are no mudguards on the machine. A removable aluminum 

 tire pump bearing the name "Britannialloy" is secured to the lower 

 tube of the frame. Carried on the handle bars are a pair of alumi- 

 num water flasks and a tool bag. Small flags of the 10 countries 

 through which Mr. Zabala travelled are draped from the handle bars 

 to the saddle. The complete machine as exhibited weighs approxi- 

 mately 33 pounds. 



