The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-17
TACKS AND TIRES
The Former JeyouslY Greets
the Latter on the New
County Road.
BEAN TO MEET CONEFF AND eRTOS
The New England Crack Runner
Will Compete in N. J. A G.
Games-Baseball Notes.
BEAN TO MEET CONEFF AND cRTON


During the past week some diaool,a,
person or persons unknown spi
Garnet tacks and roken glass on the
Bergen and Bayonne sections o. ~
New County Road. and now the pley-
clists who use that .~thoroughfare scan
the roadway ahead of them with tee
scopic vision. Oae man picked Inine
tacks from his tire after an evenings
ride. and then was compelled to walk
half the way home. P~unctures' are no"
received so frequently that there is NJ
speculation as to the sort of reception
the rrilty one would receive If caught
red handed by the Infatuated plkers-
Alderman Mccarthy has introduced an
ordinance for the relief of wheeifnen
in this respect. but as the orofnatSe
cannot be voted upon until the flrst
meeting in September, the miscreants
who are responsible for the busted
fires need fear no immediate punishment
if caught.
The Wayne Township Committee has
enacted an ordinance prohibiting the
riding of bicycles on the sidewalks
within the boundaries of that township,
and local .wheelmen who travel IN that
vicinity had better bear this in mind
The same ordinance requires all bicycles
IN he provided with bells. and they shall
carry lighted lanterns at night. all of
which is perfectly right and proper, pro-
yiding the township authorities keep all
the roads through their domain ins such
good condition that they can be USED
by wheelmen. If the roads are not
m~acadamized or otherwise fit for bicy-
cles. it would be an injustice to the
wheelmen to forbid them using the paths
at the sides OF country roads. One can
go for miles through the country WITH
out meeting a pedestrian, and 1t IS hard
to see what particular harm there car
be in riding on the paths. But the erdin-
ance is all right, provided the middle or
the road is kept in good condition. IN
one of the townships of Bergen County
there is a similar ordinance in force,
but the roads are in such bad condition
tina they cannot be used by wheelmen.
In fact. they are filled with stones and
debris so that it is almost impossible
to drive along with a horse and carriage,
wheelmen must of necessity take the
sidewalk. and then comes the little
joker. A constable in hiding somewhere
pounces out on the unlucky cyclist; he
is taken before the squire and it costs
him a five dollar bill to get out of the
cCIdpC- IL 4OOhS AAhC a PdN ~ JpQ- ~ I'll"
rich the township treasury at the ex-
pense of the wheelmen- 1t is hoped that
this is not the game of the Wayne Town
ship authorities.
Willie Windle, the former well-known
racer. is training on the Waltham track.
and will &c for all the Glass A records
shortly.
Riviere. the French rider, recently rode
523 miles in "a hours.
What do manufacturer propose to~do
in the matter of guarantees during 1882
asks a correspondent of a prominent
cycling paper. The reply is as follows:
This subject is of great interest, but
those most interested seem to be sur
prisingly r%eticent. Is it not time that the
present form of guarantee be abrogated
In favor of something more tangible and
satisfactory to maker and user alike,
mot tc SpeaL- of the overworked and long
suffering dealer? I have consulted near
zy all the 1885 catalogues. and I find that
without exception the warrant which
IS supposed to protect buyers reads as
follows. of course with some variation in
the wording, but always with the same
meaning: To every purchaser of a.
free from imperfections in materials and
workmanship. and we win make good
within one year of date of shipment from
our factory any defect not caused from
fuse. misuse or defect. defective parts
must be returned to us for inspection.
transportatio1n charges Prepasjd; before
guarantee on the bicycle. On tires, and,
lin some instances, on saddles, the maker
OF the bicycle refuses 10 make a guar
antee. except as far as passing along the
tire or saddle makers. guarantee, with
instructions to forward defective tires
and saddles to the maker thereof. Such
guarantees are misleading and worthless.
1t would be much better for all con
cerned if they We're to give place to a
bona fde thirty day warrant. which
would be absolute. Any wheel which is
defective will show the defect before it
tlhas been used thirty days, and should
then. if faulty. be thoroughly o~verhauled
by its maker without cost to the owner.
Such a warrant should also read from
date of purshase nv user or owner"
and would thee really mean something.
It should cover the machine from tire
to handle bar. and should bea legal OBJ
ligatton. The present method is bad all
the way through. I know of lots of
DISTANCES where the makers have been
blackmailed into supplying new parts
against their judgment by dealers. who
have then repaired the machine and
charged the customer for PARTS and re-
pairing. This is a very common eeviI.
Again. l have known dealers who have
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