The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-22
WHEEL NOTES.

BUSINESS MEN, clerks. professionals
and others are every day joining the
ranks OF wheelmen, and the universal
regret Is that they did not do 20 sooner.
Verify, the bicycle has become factor
IL social and political economy.
We HAVE frequently been asked, by
non-riders, the names of the prominent
types of bicycles. For the benefit of
these ana others who would no doubt
be pleased to know. we mention the
more prominent. viz:
The CRANK, or Ordinary This is
the commonest form of bicycle, and is
known 10 almost every body. Has
large wheel in 'front.'" a curved
backbone" with small wheel in trail.
Is propelled by cranks and pedals at
tached rigidly to the wheel. It is best
known here as the Columbia" type,
although there are more than tifty
other makers who use the same.
The STAR Has the little wheel in
front, the large wheel being set in a
levers and .lutch. The object
of the former being to obtain
safety from headers. ;" the latter to OBJ
tain continuous instead of iutermit-
tent power, making 1t more readily
drivable up hill, as well az being safer
going down hill. 1t will be seen that
the above two contain the essentials of
all cycles, viz: driving with front
wheel and steering with same. Driving
with hind wheel and steering with
front, from these spring the following
types:
The KANGARoo-A wheel about AZ
inches in diameter, the forks being ex-
tended below the centre, to which
pedals are attached, power being trans.
mlt'ed by chain and sprocket wheels.
These wheels are called "safeties,"
which is misnomer. They are IN
popular at present.
ROVER TYPE-After the crank and
Star this type has come to be the most
popular of any, and is destined to stay.
Within this column are mentioned two
wheels of the Rover type, viz: The
Veloce Colum bia and the Victor Safety.
The essentials of Safety are: Smaller
wheels so that feet go within five inches
Of ground, seat midway between wheels,
steering with front wheel, chain and
sproket wheels driving hind wheel,
easy to mount and dismount and COM
Portable. to ride.
The LADIES' BICYCLE is of this type,
but it is modified as follows The
backbone" or reach" instead of COM
ing up in such a manner, as to be ridden
asCride, Is curved down, much like
capital j, so that it can be mounted
very easily from the froL more easily
than the gentlemans wheel-and the
shape OF the frame" or reach" adj
mits of the dress. A lady looks really
cute" and not a particle awkward
whan riding. The machine is very easy
to learn, and will become very popular.
The pedals and chain are perfectly COW
cred with wire cloth, to avoid any pos
sibility of entangling the skirts. The
makers are already behind with orders.
but have promised one within q month
to Miss Rose Johnson, of this
city. We hope to present
cut of the machine next week.
PEMBROKE received two new 48-inch
Star biev Giles last week; full nickel for
Mr.. V. Long snd q nickel for Mr..
K. J Woods, both are very nice ma
chimes.
The RUN to Beck's Hot Springs every
Sunday morning is very enjoyable, and
the bathing is royal. Those wishing to
go should be at the Valley House cor
ner at s clock sharp. Cleanliness is
next to Goodness"
The ROADS are in splendid condition
for moonlight riding now.
The NEW Veloce Columbia received
by Barnes & Davis last week is a very
neat and seryiceable wheel. 1t is of
the Rover" type of cycle and has both
wheels near the same size. 1t is es-
pecially desirable to elderly or stout
gentlemen, and is destined to have a
large sale, as manifest by the number
already sold in the east. The Victor
Safety is of the same 4 Rover) stype-
perhaps you have seen it standing in
front of E. J. Swarer and Co.'s jewelry
store on Main Street.