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tallsam
This is a picture of the steering head adjuster
With the adjuster/locking nut removed to show the top cone shape on the end of the main frame,this part fits into the steering head,there is a cone shape at the bottom as well
This picture shows the head end of the main frame that enters the steering head,as you can see there is the cone shapes at each end and these sit in corresponding cones in the head,slack is taken out by turning the adjuster on top of the handle bar and locking it off with the lock nut
The rear hub works on the same principle,cones inside the hub and mating cones on the axle,as you can see from this picture there was a couple of broken spokes still in the brass hub,they created a bit of head scratching to get out but managed it in the end,this is a lovely bit of craftsmanship,sweating the brass outers onto a steel hollow shaft
