New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01

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~ S int ' ONE or TWO Of them, Miss Pickering
and Miss Pearsan Tor instance, no ,iS5en nv la.
dies without IN the least sacrificing their
esty The machine made by pickering i1h ia sH u'
meets all the requirements necessary io e stro Sbt
the reach or frame Instead Of forming neSiy @
line from the front swivel 70 Ine NM a Inc Marty as
low as the hind axle. when 1t runs horZona 10 tnat
point Of the hind wheel the TWO wees pvg III NE ss
cured TO the reach. around TINS is spiral spCing on
which eofoftaOe SOY az q noint onIv 10 incbes
from the floor IL will be seen from this description that
after lady once learns TO ride tho machine. she need
have no fears shocking her friends by appearing on the
floor OF % BeycledrOme. Mr. T. Pickering has for some
school especially for ladies' He has at last consented
and win in few days open very handsome ana com
anght 10 ride the twO-wheel velocipede. Gentlemen,
under circumstance, will be admitted ana only hOse
And now after this account Of matters and things in
the yeOcipede word-Of the money time, ana Ee,mue
that have been expended upon this new ldea-thS w.
hOn comes what practical nse leaving ouhe penS
TO the physical system can the mat as soon as
Spring had fairly in and settled weathS tS
sleeveless mat merchants who lived up town would ride
70 and from ter places OF busiuess tht etteI
~ erest Teyouton in means Of travel and that the
reocpedes Would superoede all other modes Of locono
20 the iondstcpatons Of those whose faith was fixed
the bicycle. But, alas for their castles IN great
measure their foundations were too airy. Spring
has come, and with 1t settled weather, but
from the appearance OF the stages ana cars
there apparently decrease in loeomoOn by the old
fashOne means MISREPRESENTATION has not become
the favonte OF travel and II absurditY TO
think Will In word velocipedes for street use
at present constructed be of any practical for
the street Nearly all the manufacturers claim that their
cobblesOnes but II Is very doubtful Possibly, after
gaming considerable speed on the Nicoson pavement
streetCrossing would be all the most expert
rider could accomplish. But over any stone pavement
In off nnf Ia
week before Il would be racked to pieces, for
the weight OF the rider and tho conclusion q lne STONES
Of allowing the fore wheel TO be turned of WILL renders
Indispensable TO connect the wheels by frame inao 10
tended that the bicycle be propelled with but little
effort the Belgium pavement FeFnapS were d 5Me
pavement lust laid bicycles might be run Tor some ols
tanee with considerable speed, but the constant Jouhg
Of the body and shaking or e Names eS6eS Teav OF H.
But in this CITY, where can smooth stone pavement 20
fogndi Take Bro3dway i3T Td [G ns A b
seat Broadway is at all times shpperyhow long could
Tie sippery stonesf man riding along at even very
moderate rate OF speed, has generally AL lie can 90 70
watch for such apparently Insignificant things pieces
Of orangepeel-but apparently Insignificant things turn
SoS @ nj may he serious accident VeocpedesISnS
are very properly prohibited from riding on the sideTa
for matter how expert the rider may be, accidents
would unaYOdaby happen. ..t
At present the Nicholson pavement seems TO meet oil
the requirements Of the yelOepede riders aud they are
20 congratulated that there are some places where
they themselves to their hearts content IT IS
a genuine pleasure to ride good machine on the
IL is not quite pleasant for owing TO the crevces be-
the blocks the handles OF the guiding Bar snake
considerable and the rider feels asif he were IN direct
communication with electric battery To this, how
ever person becomes accustomed aud the riding eX
celent sport, long run on smooth surface
but when it gets little billy then comes the rub ~
work then aud play This 10 another proof OF the im
practcaby Of the bicycle for street even road USE
Manufacturers claim that their machlnes VIII run np
grades, without trouble; says foot IN 2 another,
foot in Is another foot IN IS and so on but IN reay
there has not been machine made that WILL without Tie
person cannot bring myth enough 70 bear on the
Ieadles 20 accomplish this, and IL the requisite
strength can be brought to bear on the treadles,
wheel will turn without getting any purchase on the
road. In word, yelocipedes OF no value Whatever
except as a OF pleasure and amusement on
long favotes; but for street and ordinary
road they Will soon BE- II they have not afeady
been abandoned. Some very good tine has been MADE
on the road and IL is reported that mile mas been MADE
IN little over three minutes but to do this the road
must be very even and hard for If at all soft the narrow
stop it. The speed the YelOcpede has also been greatly
Oyerrated The fastest time made on the bicycle
was made by Mr. HndaIn, at Indianapolis, who made
mile in $780, turning a times This Is good time, but how
does II compare with the time made by Dexter, Flora
Temple, fountain Boy and other noted trOtters And
yet we were told that the bicycle would be made 70 ex
coed the speed of our fastest trotting horses. . !
the OF this article 70 condemn Ye0cl-
pede riding the contrary IL is hoped that instead OF
decreasing the mania may increase 80 that many more
until they discover the principle whereby velOcpede
may be constructed as to be made practical and use
fUlneaAs Of travel.
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