The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
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"The Referee" bicycle journal. asks,
"Do not the Southern women think lr.
Hawthorne mean. hcrrd ola thins
The cOuccnsus of female opinion In
Richmond seems 10 be that DR.. Ha"-
ttCrnc las punctufed his tire
I'm the continuous evolution OF the
wheel news comes from France that the
old style OF tine little wheel Is likely TO
come iu vogue again.
Experiments indicate that the Zs-inch
front wheel can be reduced 10 ono-halt
Of its present diameter. thus shortening
the length of the frame. and reducing
the weight. and making 1t an altogether
smaller machine.
~ is said that this newest model is
practicable and likely TO become popular.
Now let the Observation-Disclosures cflnNs
rejoice. as they can now, in the langu- ge
of Bill Nyc. hump themselves Win
most vigorous and unanimous hump"
4 critic asks, HAS bicycles ccmc TO
THAT depends whether it was bought
for cash or on the installmcnt plan.
Tho following from the Staunton News:
"The city OF Richmond mas passed
some rather stringent ordinances IN rel
crencc 10 blcycllsts. enc or Wllch tN-
clfidts wheels from all parks. This course
was due 90 the improper conduct and dis
regard Of the public comfort and con-
Vcnience on the part Of few Wheelmcn.
The consequence is that an must suilrT
for the Sins OF q few.
vet Richmond has been more lenient
than many other places.
la the absurd craze for light wheels
everything has been sacrificed TO llsht
weight Coastng down street that Is
covered with vehicles. without a. brake,
is an exceedingly dangerous operation,
and those cyclists who Ike 90 coast should
fv all means hi We a brake to their ma
chimes On of the best coasting rules
ia Don't unless YOU have brake
NHH
llrch has been said about the Road
fI,a" lut ID seems TO make very little
impression on his bard head Iheie are
ms ny tround Richm end. AND they seem
90 take delight 20 compelling cyclists 10
go into exceedingly dangerous places.
IL takes but limited acquaintance
with a road hog for the whcelman 10
discover that I'm these degenerate days
o soft answer stirreth up derision inuch
Oftcncr than % turucth away wrath.
puurfure is one % the most aggfd-
waiting thincs that n wheelman has 10
contend with. yet this is nothing TO Mldt
"a leaking patch g. To prevent one from
feeling in anything else but hlndly
mood. IL is best 10 remember that many
tire matches are failures because their
edges are not "fcathered." !. e.. grldu-
ally thinuci down by careful trimming
and shaving with q knife. Have "a cou-
rle of trese f,athcr-edged patches IN
YOUR toolhag and some day you VIII re-
j0ice at your foresight.
Etiquetie Is just as strict on the wheel
az i'm any society. II is much more
strict with the lady cyclists than the
Tho real lady rider never races or
scorchos. She sits erect with elbows We'll
I'M gliding along al "a moderate rate,
with mo- body motion. This is good FORM.
ana any departure from II Is bad taste.
As soon as the bot weather ceases the
fouriu, season begins. a wheel tour
taken iutelligontly will always be a dc-
fightful memory and the good results II
viii bring in sound sleep, healthy appe-
tffe and a general toning up OF the sys-
tem can be obtained Ia 10 ether equally
Il would like 10 keep this advice forever
I'm front Of men and women VINO e! ,i ~.
I ida SO that YOU viii not experience tN-
tramo fatigue and on no account SIT
around while bathed in PRECIPITATION.
Many lives are lost IN this way, though
frnv are not Away from cycling. \
GOOD vav 10 cool or is 20 gradually slack
en- your pace for about mile. lfi can
tlen col of but yet be taking enoHsn
exercise to keep yours n ont of danger
one of the newest things for next sea-
SON will De high gears with long cranss.
Dron =. few scraps of lead or shot in the
can where you keep your surplus sloch
of luhricating oil. and the result VIII De
that il win never hecone thick or gum
my
James Whitc0mb Riley has taken to
tho bicycle. We may soon expect
poem In this vein.
Now. this Is what | like,
A-scootin' through the country a-straddle
Oh. amt it real pleasant a-dodgin' mud
"a hen the frost IS on the pumpkin ami
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