New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
WHAT HE WHEELMEN ARE DOING.
MARVELLOUS GROWTH OF THE POPULARITY Oh
THIS KIND OF SPORT.

MARVELLOUS GROWTH OF THE POPULARITY OF
THIS KIND OF SPORT.
The marvellous growth of the bicycle industry dur
ing the last few years patent 10 all who live In the
ppper section Of the city In any other part oi IL
where fairly good roads exist. There the wheel man
or woman can be seen at all times. but it is only =;
some OF the larger establishments where the manu-
lacture or sale OF wheels Is the sole pursuit mat Vh'
full popularity Of the bicycle is asccrtaDed one -
tabishment this CITY alone sells bicycles worm near
81, OOOOO yearly while another doing al exclusive
wholesale business In medium and low priced wheels
reaches 100000 In 1891 10000 "wheels" were
constructed in this country, nearly ali Of which were
Sold In addition % 1000 English ones imported.
The giving OF lessons in bicycle riding has become
an established feature in the cycle business several
Instruction ha- existing in various parts OF the CIV.
AT the best known Of these nearly 1900 lessons We're
given last year. many people coming from towns as
far distan. stamford, Conn, and cwlrtnswick'
y. J.
The pneumatic tire with which almost all high
priced wheels eqgipHcc this year J. decided boon
TO womanLind least to those OF the sex who use
the wheel one Of the most unpleasant features Of the
safety bicycle has been the vibration. Many riders Of
the Ordinary" bicycle. the old style high wheel
Is called preferred to continue lis long after the
manifest ADVANTAGES Of the safety regards freedom
from falls and other good points had been made ap.
parent; owing 10 its comparative freedom from that
COMPLAINT The cushion lire brought many Of these
riders down rom tncr IOlty pcrcN ana li' 'OI'"S
O, the pneumatic las completed their Subjuga'ion
Much intercs; Is being excited By the Chicago TO
New York relay race, which starts from the formc'
civ on Nay Is at p. IN. and is expected 10 end
in New-Yorli at O'Clock p. IN. May - Tile war
Department Interested in ;he test as the rdeFa VIII
near a message from General Miles TO General o. o.
Howard at Governors Island
Now that the perfection Of the pneumatic tire ha'
heer reached the next thing TO be heard of Is
bicycle or tricycle. propelled by electricity or steam
7. is sid tnat a steam velocpede has been nfenied
I'm Germany which can make from twelve 70 L''ech
miles al hour The steam bicycle, however. VIII
not be ain TT with the "cOasting they say they
have I'm Colorado There is story told Of bcycief
coasttng down the Ute Pass, one who kept up
with a passenger train and who aiterward SAID that
lis eyes were blinded with tears that he bad no
idea how fast he going until the engineer OF uie
train lie was racing with iOd bin that he must nave
been going at least fifty miles an hour. THIS l.
pretty good story. 1t comes direct from the west
report comes from Tdbora, Central Africa, saying
that Two Englismen arrived there on bicycles, having
ridden 800 miles from the coast on their Wheels Inc
road WAS rough ore and necessarily must have been
obscure and lonely
The Press Cycle Club Of Buffalo, "A large and en-
.busiastic body OF who have taken up the whcei
rs diversion from their PEN have secured the fastest
b,tmile track In the State and special attention VIII
he given TO record breaking.
Ie.rle Newark. y. j.. has elected these on'cefs'
President W f. Martin; vice-presdcnt Mrs r. "
Chass: secretary Miss surgcs. II was decidcd 70
b,y. cub rlns every saturday afternoon. The auSll-
iarv has twenty three members.
The most popular point, Of Interest to wheeimeh
siding from thl, city are Yonhers and Tarrytown OF
,ho U,dson tie Orange riding districts with miles OF
,moo.h riding macadam. POmptOn. AT the foot OIL
pomn1on Lake Coney Island and the north shore OF
LING Island embracing Flushing and the towns out
living a. far AS Rosyn. In all these districts good
roads are TO be found, the majority Of them ahodins
beautiful glimpses OF scenery
Among the members Of the New-York Athletic Ciuo
the hcycle has been taken up largely ms means 0,
conveyance between their city clubhouse and Iravefs
island on the Sound, where their beautiful country
clubhouse Is. ,,, -. ,o,rht
-Four thousand eight hundred women were tau n;,H
IN ono ~ the large cycc instruction halls OF the CITY
last season who averaged seven lessons each bcIo.
they were competent To go upon the road without
danger IN themselves others. These lessons are
oneha, hour long and should be taken at intervals OF
NOT more than two days apart to obtain the best re-
suits II is conceded by women who have been N
poor or dclIcate health before taking wheeling tha
they have been greatly benefited by II and many
pAysicIsns are recommending exercise OF that mature
one a tia most enthusiastic wheelmen OF the CITY