New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
ON THE LOFTY WHEEL.
MEASURES AND BENEFITS OBTAINED.


rur cosr OF A BICYCLE AND HOW TO LEARN ~
RIDE.
~.-.,,n ,r..rerenced, Ill advised persons nave
o.rs.d the impression to get abroad tna' oyo"ss
unn.a,t,tuI exercise Ono may learn any u"s
n w.. rho never straddled o wheel that IL Il IN
NJ. a.. "a. ono Why 1t II injurious they arc NV
s~.s sn.ciacalIy to soy, but In general way !"
:. th.,r oninIon that wheeling docs tns anu 49,
doos that for q man. snd-weli. any way , 49, On.
:. :. not preoisely tho thing now tna' - 49, =.
~. INA substance Of their objections. Inc way
sum 81 - ., IN nut to tho director tho question:
aa."s on .v,r ride a wheelp Ten to ono ne mover
~ - -, r.v.r will. Not every boy and man mas inc
courage to get one. but tnoso WIZ low e
h.nnv healthy lot. Tho fact b' tnere lib NO oAerciS0
A. once moro hesfthful and pieasuraoio tnah
...,,nrm fEverybody "up" in wheeling affairs
acrolnaD It may DO overdone, 1t Is over
sor. "a young mon with what aro called bicycle
ssoLs, att.st They arc pitinbls objects. truly but
thsx must not be considered types OF the class tnss
follows wheeling for exercise ana diversion. =
bicvclo back II Just about - bad a. an ooioorni
stoop. Tho ono comes from leaning over tho handS
bars of a whecl the othor from leaning over desk.
The former moro indicates good wnocman 'nAn
the latter q good editor and any man with the least
regard for his lungs, shoulders and chest oovoiopmohs
will scrupulously avoid both.
This ia not . dissertation on the art OF cycling:
IL ia an effort to correct tho misimpresslon hlnteo
at
would not be half cranky If he pedaiied ie"
u,les a dav on tho crank OF wheel. The best anu
dote for a wcak-sometmes called an over"orkeu
brain is an overworkod body. Whcn inc mihu -
tired 20 forth and tire the body Lot the weary ceiA
take q short spin up Riverside DrNo arer cioSh'.
hours and sec how much more he feels Ike "orA noAs
dav 1t beats hanging around stage doors ana pckns
80 ta.th in hotel lobbes-and it is quito as 70
snectable Many young men with salaries ranging
from ~ to $40 week say they can't afford wheel
person can "aGord" thing for the SAKE OF I'm, nls
Wheel costs where from $115 to S175 good Dig
sum of money for 81 week 70 contenPa at thsra
horS se oI hoIse boarD$3O month-and his liability
to de-Sl75 at a swoop. wheel eats hot, nor uoeS
n ore a dealers in NewYork who sell wheels on
an plan that need not gh,ea the mos tSs
St nrce nav. cash down fifth the sum, and
the rest monthly nsaIment EST instance tai
equals $50. the cash payment Tho monthly mon pay
mn 4 and the P pun oSh VIII paS 0wn ms
too big it may be made smaller by lengthenlng the
time q fun % added TO the list PRICE Try
to Investigate this "list price" business TOO cosey
%sh bS prns too 'G much into details gets the
PRESTON hat be is being cheated and wants TO buy
and i'I let i've. somebody must retail bicycles.
once the pos-essor.in part and in prosnect-o ia
Would co at breaking a colt to saddle Don't let the
steed in either imagine that you are Dt aia
dmed seat and make up your mind to stay there
OF course at first you ieo IT, were there chair If
gS&n legs sG tfsSS R Rl%%
stomach apreals for bracer All this must be over.
in the usual way-or by an exercise qt Will s
mounted dent mistake your wheel for horse, for
there il one radical difference between the two-to
peaoes "a about that When your wheel stops the best
thing do is to got on not in front fnS but eo Ss
enough at jerome Park but it has never been done
Once gnder way you will find yourself and stced
always following your nose If you see niue ga
walking in the road do not dare to Io9k straight oS a
NAV look sideways one does at church but II can
not To- done 9bS w dnSeru suroc the
| GO n. A. H." faectously called the Great Norm
Want to find. therefore don't look for it, When 1t
comes il with great display OF skill cOur
~ the wheel will take care OF itself and perhaps be
| inclined to rte your backbone-a small matter IN
sons who not afraid of lightning say that one
never sees the fash that kills him: oh wheelme =,
that dumps you. The complete realization Of the
dawns upon you when you are standing uron your
head in the middle of smooth road and wondering
nG%y So9 eSc Rhys a9Rn Ne and %'s III
one might mention that the only Ting quicker than
After riding for two months You vii get a some it
be abandoned. Then you will 60 at it again and
find in it all the Pleasure you seek In the genue.
| swinging motion above the Wheel,' says NIltcr III
"Chambers's Journal" "thcre is nothing TO disturb
| the muscular nervous system once accustomed 70
il. indeed the motion is at first fanquizlng, and
eventually becomes a refreshing stimulus. The man
who goes through ten hours daily mental fret and
| worry will in hour OF pleasant road riding in the
fresh, sweet scented country, throw of all its iii
effects and prepare himself Tor the eectual accom-
| In propeng the wheel all the muscles OF the leg
are in actual motion, while in balancing the muscles
of the feet and the prominent of the thigh and
! groin are brought into play. The wrist and arms
| arc employed in steering while the back. neck and
| throat muscles are used in pulling up on the handles
| In squirt In other exercise is the excrtlon
| more thoroughly distributed. And when IL is
serted as a fact that ono learn TO ride in three
| or four lessons at so cents apiece, with "headcr
| thrown in free of charge, the question arises
| "Whcre is there more glorious sport 2"