The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-11
WHEELS AND WHEELMEN.

| Evans mas sou anOGlef boys Oanuy
Safety.
Who is the next man to join the League
of American Wheelmen.
J. H. Walker has purchased Columbia
Safety from Agent Cushing
Master Art Culmer is riding a Boys
Electric Safety, purchased from Pembroke
last week.
The regular run of the Cycling club takes
place to morrow evening. Start from PEN
broke's at O'Clock.
Who are the wheelmen to make the first
long run of the season, and will it be tC
Ogden, Provo or Grantsvillel
Where are the uniforms the Cycling
club adopted? Is it modesty or economy
which is keeping them out of sight!
Charles G. Koop claims the honor of
being the first man to ride bicycle in the
city of Brooklyn, N. Y. The date of his
first appearance" is November 5, 1873.
Which of the lake resorts will build a
good track, so that wheelmen can get up a
big meet, bringing wheelmen here from all
points between Denver and San Francisco
to compete in the racesa
Mr. j. W. Leavitt, of Cleveland, Ohio,
recently rode for and beat the state 24hour
record held by E. J. Douhet of the same
city. Douhet's record was 100 miles, while
Leavitt managed to cover 1872 / miles, cy-
clometer measure.
Enoch Townsend, of Saco, Me, left
Watertown, Mass, at 4:0S a. m. Sunday,
to ride to Portland, Me-, and be accom-
plished the feat at Z 80 p. m. The distance
is lis miles, and is over some of the sandi-
est, toughest and hilliest roads in the
country.
We are in receipt of letter from the
Bicycling World enclosing a communication
relative to the chances of an opening for a
bicycle repairer in Salt Lake AS one of
our dealers has engaged a repairer, who
| commences work this week. there will
likely be no opening for some time to come.
No bicycles received during the week ex-
cept one Columbia Safety by Cushing,
| though Evans is expecting ten low grade
wheels and Jensen number of Victor
Safeties. Some of the wheels on the road
| for Evans are to fill his orders as far back
as February last, which indicates that
manufacturers are about six months be-
| hind orders.
One evening as several of the S. B. c.
were discussing the qualifications of GER
tain applicants for membership the guile
less Schultz asked: What do you think of
a man who would bury two children in the
morning and go to a picnic in the after
noon!' The indignant secretary imnedi-
ately wanted to know who could be guilty
of such heartless conduct, and when he
learned that it was an undertaken, his col
| lapse was sudden and complete.-Bi
| World.
All the cyclists of this city are rejoicing
over the arrest and conviction of road
hog by name of Louis Whittenberg, who
attempted to run over member of the
Cycle club two weeks ago. On the night
in question the club was riding out Pine
street in tWOs, on the right hand side of
the Gfrppt and when TbiPfU-CnponH
street encountered said party, who malici-
ously ran into b. Pratte, the shafts Strik-
ing him IN the breast. The wheel was
dragged for some distance but not dam
aged. AS soon as the riders had recovered
from their surprise they, upon suggestion
of A. L. Jordan, gave chase and captured
the offender before he had gone three
blocks, and held him until the arrival of
the police, who were summoned from the
station near by and came post haste. The
trial was set for Monday, but was post
poned until Wednesday, when both sides
appeared, being represented by counsel
w. Brown made the charge on behalf of
the wheelman, and Judge Cady, after hear
ing the feeble defence that the cyclists
were riding six abreast, found defendant
guilty. filming him $40 and costs, with the
remark that the fine would be doubled at
the next offence. The road hog tried hard
to get Mayor NoOnan to remit the fine, but
it was of no use as Sloan Tracy had posted
the executive on the merits of the case.
Mr.. Brown deserves and should receive
the thanks of all wheelmen for his
gratuitous services in this case, the result
of which, it is hoped, will teach drivers to
let wheelmen severely alone in future
ST. Louis Correspondent Bi World.
NJ r. Evans has engaged a competent
cycle repairer, who will be at work this
week. Salt Lake has needed a repairer for
some time, and wheelmen are congratulate
ing themselves and each other over the fact
that their needs will be supplied. No
bicycle will do satisfactory service unless
it is kept in good repair, and the average
rider either has not the time or the ability to
keep his bicvcle always in first c,asS shape.
Wheels wi get out of tires, tires become
loose, brakes be defective, or something of
minor Importance be wrong, all of which
are annoying to the rider, but at the s; m
time do not interfere with his riding. Some
riders overlook these little things for
months, and sometimes in attempting to
remedy the evil themselves, spend a great
deal of time without improving, if they do
not increase the trouble, and finally ,attribut-
ing it to some defect in manufacture, are
dissatisfied with their wheels, and in con-
sequence lose interest and take no pleas
ure in cycling. The actual wear on BIZ
cycle is very slight, and with the adjusta-
Die bearings OF all nlSn grade machines
there is no reason why a wheel should not
be kept in perfect condition for years, pro-
viding it receives proper care. There should
be no loose tires, spOkes, bolts or nuts, and
the trouble of preventing them is very lit
tie, and if attended to at the proper time,
can be done without assistance from re-
pairer: but these are often neglected, and
wheels are ridden in this condition for
months, besides having broken spokes or
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ratified and is not doing good work. The
remedy is to send your wheel to some com
petent repairer, have it overhauled, and it
will be returned to you in as good shape as
you received it from the factory. Keep
your wheel in good condition on the same
principle that you keep your piano in tune;
you can have no real enjoyment from either
without observing these rules.
The Columbia bicycles are the faVorites