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

VARIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN UsR.o
Seldom, if ever, has any Partisan novelty
taken such astrong hold public favor this country
has the velocipede, Whom, through the press wa
heard Of its general by all classes in Paris TO what
practical it had been put by merchants messengers
postboys. &c, no wonder many Of our citizens
hailed tho invention with pleasure, for IN n
1t fondly hoped, was the lOngsOught re-
lief from overcrowded cars and stages. In a very
short time schools opened where the ar,
OF skillru riding the bicycle taught to Thousands
old and young. 1t Is really astonishing to what an
extent tho foyer has RACED many gentlemen past the
prime OF life have been fascinated by the graceful tte
steed and after much hard work have succeeded IN tam
ing and in many of the exercise halls may be seen
room on bicycles, and In many eases the paterna pus
the youngsters TO their best 20 keep up with him.
and four hoeled-the two wheeled has become the almost
universal favoPtS The peculiar GasS9S.O q being
not stand Of ITS own accord has 6e%sed many S
would stand alone, and then the motion OF bicycle is so
much graceful than all Others aud takes up 90
and fOuP-wheeed machines meet Will comparatively
Ter are probably over ten thousand persons in th,
city and Brooklyn who have mastered the art OF riding
tho bicycle OF whom great many have become experts.
There many who have no idea OF tho large Of
capital that has been invested in this city and Brooklyn
by parties interested in the manufacture and the
yelOcpede. IL these two cities there are nearly twenty
firms who are engaged aSt exclusively IL
Brothers. the well known carriage makers on
Broadway, are very a, largely engaged IN this
business,
machines and have orders for many more Their bicycle
y made after French model though much superior to
teria and combines IN great cegree ghness and du
raDity. The woods" ia a iayorlte machine with
experts some Of the riders using them exclusively
Their prices range from ss5 to $500 Pickering Davis
OF Greene.st, manufacture very superior machine Mr.
VIM Pickering IS the inventor II Is almost entirely dit
ferent in ts construction from the French model gen
orally used by other makers III Is Without doubt tho
highest priced Mr. Pickering has large OF men
at work. and personally supeIlnteIus Ing structure OK
zoo orders vet remain to be filed Most Of Tho ma
chimes he making present for private parties.
I,r varying from slS5 to $500 The next ma.
chine in public favor i9 the Demarest mads
ffs very difficult bicycle ride. but after practice be-
comes easy others It Is constructed upon an en-
balance being maintained by the body without the
of the driving wheel as in other aehnes Another
portion to hind wheel 1t Is claimed by Mr. Demarest
that by putting all the weight on the hind wheel and
making the fore or driving wheel much larger greater
speed can be attained but this has never been clearly
demonstrated. as the DemaIest has not been
Than Pickering or Wood "A larso, -, number nnos.
Of the firm remain large number OF orders 70 DC hed
Prices vary from SlS5 upward MeIcer Mohod OF
Wiiamst manufacture rstclass bicycle after pat
tern of their own Il is very heavy machine however
aud is not so PraetGable as many 1Sher q, TaSnnes
one OF the largest manufacturers and dealers IN tho
country Most Of his machines are made 70 sen cheap;
cheap velocipedes like cheap carriases are almost
Forth
machine but hts cheap machines have very much dam
aged his reputation as bicycle MANUFACTURED nc mas
reduced his prices ~ per GG anu from s TO $50
Tho Dexter bicycle is one OF the best machines In tho
market. 1t has very important Improvement ON tsea-
dles BY an ingenouOus continuance II admits OF in
Simultaneous connection and dsconnecton OF the crank
stationary or in motion erder wills, while the wheel
continues to revOve until II loses its momentum THIS
riding az the feet are apt to be thrown OF the
locpode driven at great speed put Win the aScSh,
speed be kept up The Dexter Is very neat looking MAJ
sia5 The Pearsail brothers have patented bicycle
which is guided by the rear wheel IL y an inieP9r
" j. makes good machine, the great advantage being
in its simple constructor An ordinary machinst can
acSes in the msriesels for $40 There arc
many other manufacturers In the city ana verify VINO
machines however Many patents have been taken out
for trcycles threewheeled yeloelpedes but az YET
none OF them have amounted TO much for practical USE
The third wheel takes away the charm OF fiding
for most per persons machine S that Ot can stand aone
OF ali the varieties veoeipedes, Bradfords four.
with ease and comfort almost any street road and
with much lees exeron than the byccle or ryclee
baTips been made on a bradford in T35 which beats
the fastest time Of the byecle by seconds over
untitled. They are sold for 500 TO $50
Mr.. Richard g Hemmng Of New Haven Conn., ~ has IN,
clumsy affair and can never come into practical use sew
as vet no really practical wheel velocpede has been
Invented and it /, exceedingly doubtful there will
be- But persons any idea Of the greanumDer
OF schools for bicycle riding that have sprung all owe tho
country within the past few months In this ana the aoin-
ng cities alone there are over hundred schools in
Which for machines alone capital Of nearly quarter
million OF dollars has been invested High rents and at
PENDANTS will no doubt make up total OF half million
Of dollars that invested in yelocpede schools Tho
Pearsa Bros opened the nrst velocpede schOol III te
city some months ago, and since then, the number OF
schools has increased very rapidly ana now New-horK
and Brooklyn afford to veocipedists facilities second 10
no other cities.
! The Empire velocipedrome date the Empire Skating
Rink IN ThraYe., Is undoubtedly the finest exercise
hal In the country floor 100 by $50 feet, affords tho
this establishments have introduced feature that ia tho
end will prove very damaelnS 20 their reputation;
Women yeOcipedists Ia Black Crook not calculated
10 enhance the respectablty OF ycoepedrone, aud IL
is be hoped that such Objectionable exhibitions w DO
this place. OF them rsclass and are Let out by tho
Seats are provided for over thousand spectators
OF gasjets it presents very attractive appearance
The Hanon Brothers have me nan on broadway ana
Pickeungs At this hall machneSare not lot out by the
hour but scholars who pay certain sum Der month
being permitted TO ride on the floor.
The Poarsa Brothers have lifted up an exercise nan
where about machines in use. nearly all nrstcsi
Pickering Woods aud Deuaresrs Machines may Do
hired here by the hour. LCtngYelPs Broadway and
Twenty secondst is favonte resort for yelOcpedst.
He has Is machines Ot his own Manufacture on tho h00r
which are rented In the hour Horton in Eghthaye.,
has o good floor and IA trstcass machines Chase
Brothers. prOprotOrs Of tie AStCr NelOcpedc Hail. have
two splendid oos in Vcsey-s, where they have in
"a machines OF different patents Among tbs first 10 open
n school downtown wer0 ira Poreg0S Sons Ihey hIfe
fitted mn good hall for exercise riding basement
OF their They machines of their own pat
| tern. manufactured by Jersey tril.
| o,Srrs No ga Roadway machines: jackson
Hail. II machines; No. 2J2 broadway, maehuesi NO a
Courtandtst machines; No % COuTtlandt-st.. MI
chimes: Broadway aud Sprngst Is machines; Wooster
ST. u machines BOwery machines. In no cay las to
yeiocipede fever ragged 10 greater In Brook
| Iyn Ctrtou-st which is paved with NlcolsOn pave
ment Is nightly tnongcd With riders Burnhan, tae
We'll known gymnasium man. was first to iuauglrate
| tle In speedily