New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

bicycle IS the best machine Of the kind in rs sse
recognition In foreign countries. Few bicycles arc
imported into this country but the United stare ,Ss
trade sundries consisting of lamps, bells, saddles
chains. etc The tariff on these articles; wn'c en-
low that the manufacturers there can underseh
their brethren in the United States ..r 70
The American bicycle has approached so near 10
perfection that further improvements the manu-
facturers say. must necessarily be SLOW ana con-
Yet eacn manufacturer IL constantly on the alert
and some pretty radical changes in the makeup
They cannot by any means De considered due 20
mere whims Of designing men seeking something
of which to boast, in order TO OBTAIN more
trade. Almost all the irGt-cllss wheels VIII be
equipped with wooden rims. practically new iie.l
they are now drivins the ste'l copper aluminium
and other kinds OF metallic rims out OF the market
II IS alleged that the wooden rims stay truer are
light, and do not rust the rubber tires as the
metal rims Co..
ing of the tread. bringing the feet closer together
a decrease in weight straghter top bar. and last
WIEN last year sold f At ; sIo viii vi .,a Be
The fall in other grade bicycles will be about the
same in proportion. ,
bicycles for women, caused by the recent inorcas-
ing demond. 1t is promised that the womans
Portant feature and detail.
A larger number of bicycles for women are now
being built with diamond frames and are prac-
ticaiy tho same as mems bicycles. The d:op-
demand for tandem bicycles has not increased in
the ratio rs for the single wheels still some
splendid machine of this kind seen by the writer
weighed only thirty-hve pouacs., AS enc woman
when one wishes to stop at neighbours and take
Some of the bicycles used by the racIngm will
weigh only fifteen pounds
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BICYCLE.
The extremely light. handsome and useful bicycle
OF the present day preceded by some queer
freaks of the inventors ingenuity The first one
Of which there is any record was called the
Draisine Invented by German, Carl Won Drais
at Mannheim. in 1917. This was a peculiar ana
simple affair. consisting of a bar about five feet
long ana six inches wide, supported at each end
upon wheel the 'front.' one beng so at'a,neo rn
it could be turned left or right IKE tie tron ONT
wheels of TIE and re sat maehne b Si the
action Of his feet upon the ground The rider
presented such ridiculous appearance that ne
avenues, or through the parks, and the vehicle
dubbed IA dandy horse. The man was
see how such RoY machine was useful to
pedestrian powers OF locomotion the praisine
wo h 3
zell. a cooper OF Lanarkshre, Scotland, serted
Tha, IS he " applied pedals to the dandy horse
Then was Chat what Is known as the veoip pes
sent OF these machines 20 England: where It
made something OF sensation NJ MI"haux on Is
also credited win being me hrs 10 mafe e,b ome
This formed the bicycle. Then NJ. Magn. also a
Frenchman. made a bicycle of iron and steel;
This was about the year 1870. The high wheel
vclocipedc. or bicycle. achieved considerable sue
cess in England which helped along by a
rider making the trip soo miles. from London
TO John o Greats. In fourteen days.
1t is rather difficult TO trace the inventors who
made Improvements on the bicycle from 1870 to
the present time. They numerous and
among the machines invented were those called
velocipedes. maneveociters, ,bblc,ors triyectors
acceterators. allcpodes and other outandish
names They were born. however TO die early
and unmourned deaths. After the safety bicycle
which IL only a mobilization OF the velocipede
came in the early part Of 1889 there came
rumors OF a hollow tire filled with air This
the beginning OF the pneumatic tire and the credit
veterinary surgeon. OF Belfast ireland. although
a patent for an inflated tire granted to W.
X. Thompson. in England In 1915. Nothing came
OF II. however. and the patent expired in 1859 by
Limitation.