The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-28

with other tires, its use will be con-
tinued on the Columbia line. A large
assortment of these bicycles viii be
offered for inspection and sale by one
of the largest implement concerns in
this city and territory.
Progress in bicycle construction has
been greater this year than ever be-
fore. This is not apparent to those
who merely give a passing glance and
thought to a wheel, but to those prac-
teal riders who have learned to appre-
ciate all that is best in a wheels make
up and would have nothing but the best
for their own use. Such can readily see
the marked improvement in 1895 bicy-
cleS. The general outline and appear
ance of the whole wheel is, as a.
rule, much more symmetrical than in
other years. Then the weights are re-
duced, treads narrowed. minor points
of finish added and the hubs, sprockets
and gearing brought TO such a point of
perfection which. with reduced prices,
no one ought to be without a wheel
during 1895.
Take the Monarch for instance. Its
weights are from Is to % pounds and
lists at from $50 to 1925. In point of
finish there is not a: handsomer wheel
in the market, but the finish is not the
only good thing. Did you ever see the
sprocket fastening? Both sprockets are
made detachable and can be taken off
lin a few seconds, but are so con-
structed that when fastened are abso-
lutely secure. The bearings are dust
proof in the highest sene of the word
and are all fitted with patent ball
protector that prevents the balls from
! dropping out when the balls are re-
moved. The hubs are a marvel of su-
perior workmanship. The tread is 81
inches, which appears to be the recog-
| niZed standard for '95 models.
"Pinkey" Bliss and Arthus E. Lunls-
den are at present taking charge Of
| the Monarch retail store in Chicago.
! The Syracuse has mad no representa-
| tion in Salt Lake heretofore, but is up
| to date in every particular and away
ahead Of good many wheels which
| have already made a, good reputation
| in Salt Lake. The crank hanger is as
neat and pretty a thing as has ever
| been seen in bicycle construction, but
while made very narrow, the balls still
remain far apart, making a most per-
| feet crank hanger bearing. The tread
| is AS inches on the singles and on the
! tandems Az to the front and u inch
wider to the rear. At the Chicago
Cycle show the Syracuse tandem was
pronounced to be the finest thing in its
line that was shown. The Syracuse
company was also one of the two COM
panies that showed quadruplets. Mike
Dimberger who up to last fall had
made the fastest time for the mile,
will ride a Syracuse next season. L.
A. Callahan, the 25-r1lile road record
Iholder and Billy Hamilton, Of Denver,
will also be on the Syracuse team. The
Syracuse racer is a new departure in
icycle building, having 26 inch wheels
L., aI, asort,cs lie
land lists at SIPS. az does the 20 pound
Especial. The PAGER, % pounds; Fat
Mans wheel, q pounds, and that
dainty little 22-pound wheel, the
, TheIma, that the ladies fall in love
; with at first sight, all list at 500.
The Falcon wheel will be represented
on the track this season by Otto Zeig
! Her, who was here at the Utah circus
race last August, c.. r. Coulter c. c
Harbotte and Gus Steel. This whee
shows more Improvement over 49,
models than any other wheel on tht
1 market. Some of the special features
are an adjustable seat post and handle
bar, method of adjusting sprockets anC
: larger ball than are used in most ma
chimes, by the use Of which it i
!, claimed the friction is reduced con
4 siderably.
a The Ariel too, has shown great pro
gress. No detailed description is neede1
Y as the wheel has shown itself to be a
g the head of the Mstithe past season an
q Judging from appearances it is there I
S stay.
/. The Crawford wheels are a higl
a grade line at medium prices. Are un
t surpassed in design, workmanship an
t finish, and will compare most favor
O ably with higher priced wheels.
z Tho LEADING makes of tires. 6ithe
n cemented or detachable. will be fun
! nished with any of the above wheels.
Il Monarchs will be handled for Utah
-, Idaho and Nevada, Falcons for Uta
u and Idaho. Syracuse and Ariels 70
: Utah and Crawfords for Utah, Ogde
9 excepted, by the popular sportin
= goods dealer and hustler, NJ. R. Evans
e The Rambler.
e 1t is interesting, in reviewing the pas
{ history of the bicycle business, to nc
i, tice the progress and Improvements
d that have been made in bicycles froI
e time to time; and 1t is also interesun
e to note advertisements wherein the
It say, We are first in this and that o
n other things 1t calls to mind tn
II newspaper editor who. after freel
: using his scissors and paste pot, lear
Y back in his chair, strokes his lobster
d colored beard, draws long breatl
y puffs himself up like a toad, and claim
n originality. These are the kind of PEI
h pie to steer clear of. 1t is a known fat
lie that Gornelly & Jeffry, the manufa'
v turers of the renowned Rambler b
II cycles. were the first to introduce note
y improvements, and that many of then
d at the time scoffed and laughed a
If have later been adopted by almost a
n the bicycle makers in the world. TT
IL frame of the Rambler wheel is trul
a. work of art. The patented syster
n of lap braZing owned by G. & j., an
ri hollow Joining, is exclusively made u:
" of throughout the frame and permit
N of a considerable reduction in materi
5. at the joints. BY its employment 1T
Is possible to use a. heavier and strongt
n tubing and still bring down the Weigl
y to that of other machines, in the col
1r struction of which are used light tu
al ing and solid forged joints. The sa
It ing in weight is effected at the joint
4. which are hollow, instead of bair
d filed with plugs, and then brazed, {
Is in the old method. The front forks
the 1895 wheel have been still furth
at strengthened by extending the for
,d header or crown down along the 70
re ward and backward edges Of the fol
II. sides, thereby also making a DISTINCT,
st difference in the appearance of Rar
bier forks compared with other make
The steel balls used are of a. quail
best suited 10 the purpose. and
e sizes which their experience has prov,
d to be the most satisfactory. The lie
OF crank is made integral with the az
to and avoids the usual enlargement
d the axle end and the danger of loose
RS ing. The right crank is made with p1
90 jecting curved arms, which form a, pa
It, of the dished sprocket- wheel, and d.
rs noses with the weight and sDaca orr
u rded nv Aha ,1e,,3I coro.al,o,5 I4,baoI h =