Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-22
I'm Praise OF RicyrIine.

AN'AA iS'stT n foSt1l TRANSCRIPT
W f+1T Ffrr1sS-lo a. ask nv Oolat,n of bir.
tt> a. Atl cl.ti, ald fNI few incidents from ans
~ tNlerCnCc e. particular 4 do not EnO,
",9 t,ihs thal compares w!th bCvclN riding A.
4 Ia aNlI1l. AZ '-tf3tlnC and fascinating 1xNr
glSt; beautiful because AZ brings into cnSryyeti.
Nlt not excessive sCt ion 80 very MANY r,,t.1e..
m'leoiG'rg. oil account OF the fresh a,r Tie
RAPID motion ana 'AC constant change OF ,c,n,
" a,CA ale it, 1nparmeH;S: fascinating he
c5llso-h0w shall cNprc>S IL OF hos can 4
convey 60 any one 20; hyNcliSi any adequate
Hea OF lie ever Increasing delight 10 the rider
OF The silent Styed1' I haNrcn'uNcd the pl1Vi-
ieEe - frequent horseback exercise. snd have
C,,iNi0titd myself mol bad hur>en an: l have
ESQ i'Sd niltCh practice with the oar and al
1i'uuEh MOI scientific oarSInau. can, think
ntflNe As much ea,uymcnt from that rxerrt,r
- IN inoSl expert. Buu believe bicycling 10
u idi superior Ia the former and In innSf re-
SpettS superior to the latter cnnSidereI ej,b,,
a. regards health or pleasure Tb4 b,ryIe "a I.
Sttea Una, can always be- depended unon. ONE
dOeS not nave 10 learn Its Eaif. its tricks eyar,
time new Steed Is tried. nor linen, an a6orsi
expense OF $500 To 500 Ter board ana sra.s,-, =,
can be used anywherc If the roads ara mo-,
eratelS good. and IL il nor necessary 10 rs,i5,
near nor travel 10 a pond or stream or bay ana
hire share n OSt-hOuSc or mnoring ground
Although cannot call myself al az pcrienCfs,
hey ClSt, nave owned machine nearly four
months. have Travelled about three hundred
miles upon II. III short tltpS averaging about
e Eht mites each, ara my pleasure. or rather
my fascination, Increases With ever, ride \
Thought hncH how 10 ride thrre months a.,
and would have tell almost iUSilted 90 hsv.
been told otherwise: hut ! ROW think :haf Al
MAJ tlme had scarcely learned the alphabet
oi hiclC.e riding. Every time I mount nav
hcIric icel more ana more AZ homc.-now
CUyn ildihE without touching the handle, ana
iiisiihctiNelN correcting Icy Slight movements OF
the huuH al tendencies 60 loss NJ balance. which
Few months ago would have required con
OF the handles.
now recall with much amusement my rr,,
experience with 4 bicycle UpOn The road In
tended lo purchase a machine. but thought be,i
iiSi 10 hlfe one FOR day. and practically test
lis bOdSted powers a. a roadster UaeiOr A, 4
thought. thoroughly mastered the arr OF rid.n,
by SIN or ScNeG lessons Ia The hau / BEGAN INV
his' outdoor eN peT1enCe. full of confidence ar
my own powers. ana in my perfect cpnira! OF
III! sttSn Alter an hours trial. l went home
certainty Sddder and supposed a " User man
it!elltihE. discouraged and disguised. I pro
tldniled 10 my household that the hicvrlp va,
maud. pretty plavthing for the han or tha
smooth. level road. but pract icaIlv wnrtblr-.
LOT ordinary travelling. The siiEhtesI iucna-
non ilaa proved m lnSUrmouutablt. obstacle A.
Ear as concerned any upward movement thoucp
ldd experienced much less difli-ut, In nav
tpNhNdiu course especially rs uE hirq,i ma
','lht had no brake. But fancie1 ina, 1 had
ol', consolation. | had hot bought machine
ana my foTelhought In first hiring AZ m ex-
ien~c Of tl..lo had saved me about sixty lime,
lnat amount: for had no idea OF eyer investing
N mere toy. Tor which should b. compellei
10 have NY roads made to order and perfectly
level. ~
found. however, that my experience WAS
not new: Others had passed through tie sane
\ bfolher pcdaSogue Informed me that he pur-
chased bicycle before having used one upon
the road and after his tTst oIl door tri,l would
nave given II up forever II he had not already
paid for the machine. 1 Therefore resolved not
Ia De discouraged so easily; and a second aud
Third trial entirely changed my ideas ana plans
ana In less than week purchased NV bicycle
Now 40 ordinary hill troubles me In the least,
ana can ascend such on my bicycle with
scarcely any more eNeltiOn than IN on loot
Two facts In connection with bicycling are
constant surprises To me-that twenty or
thli1y-mile bicycle Tide is less fatiguing than a
Iouf-mlle walk, and that the Chest and arms
feel fatigue sooner than the legs and feet. The
only explanation must be that the motion OF
the limbs IN riding the bicycle is 30 natural 80
nearly like walking. while the weight OF tue
body Is almost entirely aiken from the feet: ana
thus the lower limbs have no opportunity: n0t
The SllghteSt eXcuse even. Tor M,.drinl.,-