New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
BICYCLE TOURS.
A DELIGHTFUL WAY OF TAKING a VACA-
TION.

Outings THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY WOMEN AS
WE'LL. AZ MEN-uINTs ABOUT THE JOURNEY
HOW TO MANAGE THE LUGGAGE
WHERE TO GO
Tho .eason Is now at hand when people begin to
nlan their summer vacations. WIZ the ih'redS'ns
familiarity Of the bicycle 1t is undoubtedly true th't
the number Of bicycle tours during THIS season WI"
Ia larger than ever In former years none but per
cons ~ the male sex thought of taking vacation
,o,,r on a bicyce but that is no longer the case
Great numbers OF women are now addicted 10 the
wheel and there is no reason why hunuieus VI
,oem should not indulge in this form oil outlhs ~
all events those who have tried 1t are enthusiastic
in its praise ana are ue'e'hihe' W ~ " "9
the first opportunity.
r,r those who have never ridden over fifteen or
twenty miles in "A day the wise rule Is TO 'pes'h
modert" as Josh Billings said In reference To court
ing when he advised his young friend not 10 ca"
oftener than 'once every night III the week LOT the
fust six months" Almost every rider has the OPP
,,,n,,y IN trv touring on "a small scale every
w.ek saw with a trip of twenty or thirty miles on
one day and the return journey on the ioho"lhs'
or by taking early start on satu'u"S wv '"''
can do as much or more. and then return by tram
an most of the railroads radla,ing from tins city
hicyces are carried free II the rider takes them u"
the haecape-car but the companies assume no re-
soonsiblty OF course there IL some FISK III '"Vhs
wheel In u baggase-car since IN the r's"'", ""''
| ding OF baggage II may get SOMEWHAT "j"''' "''
| then TOO there IL a chance that some on" 'te may
ee, away with your wheel at station snort 81 'n'
,o,n, which 10 your own destination To Ruarn against
80. =, ,,,sh,p II IL wise to lock the wheel when
| can easily be done. dozen bicycles III p"sR"~'-
car would be "A serious nuisance 'u' mus '"' INV
| ,nlrouds ms a rule have placed no fcsf''N"hH v"
| ,hs .or, Of baggage. They will not check blcyc''s
| however. for " they ava 40 'hey "o"'" Wv ''''
bic for their safe keeping.
:, thu matter of transportation the railways are
| much more liberal than some OF the Terry co'nP""'S
| around New York. which require Il passenger WIN
! wheel TO pay In some cases more IMAM '"c' wv
regnar Messenger fare This criticism. 1t is fair to
% does ma, amply to the North River ferries. all
| - .,,ch RIM In connection with railroads; to the
c,,, Island ferry or to the Annex ferry connect
inc Rrooklvn with Jersey CITY, The grossest linpo-
| clifton is I'm the case of the ferry AT East Ihrty-
fourth ST. the regular passenger rare mere ~ '''e
| cents but the cyclst WIN HIS '""V'''0 "'" ~
nav five cents additional.
ru, IN return 10 bicycle tours, especially those
which may be taken by women lhree years ago
| two brooklyn school teachers attracted some PUBIC
notice bv taking a trip on their bicycles TO Albany.
They did It without inconvenience or annoyance OF
| any kind-if the newspaper notorety which fol-
| loved be excepted-and thus demonstrated that on
| main travelled roads women can on wheels with
OH, trouble or embarrassment. They VIII attract
attention In country towns, or course; out that II
| ono Of the things that must be taken Tor granted
| Evan the present popularity ana Wlne use "'
the bicycle women who go on journeys al any great
ds,ance from large cities will find ii desirable 10
have the protection afforded by a male escort In
stances are not uncommon in when husbands ana
wives ride together for considerable journeys and
| in some cases entire families may be seen IN
! eroup This is certainly very delightful.
| In touring on a wheel there Is often temptation
| 70 undertake too much A rider who sets out to do
| seventy-fve eighty miles day no doubt THINKS
he is having good time. but he is apt to lose sight
altogether of the real object OF his outing. He GER
| tainly misses a good deal If he falls to study the
scenery the trees the flowers. the birds, the clouds
and other objects Of interest along the way To 80
on a bcyc]e tour for the sake OF seeing how far
| you can travel in week or fortnight Is 10 make
| q huge mistake. 1t Is true tnat one VINO is ac-
customed to riding cover great deal OF ground
| with bicycle but If he is wise he will aim at
something more than record IT Is unfortunate
that in this country there few good roads. In
Great Britain and on the Continent one has no need
to plan route carefully In order 10 ma sooa
roads; they are everywhere and you can scarcely
find a quarter In which the ordinary roads are not
nearly quite equal to our best macadam or TEL
ford constructions In this country. matter how
carefully a be laid out one Is pretty sure
to find bad wheeling on some part OF H. NOT II II
safe 10 trust altogether the best wheeimens maps
| and roadbooks that are 10 be found. resident OF
| Brooklyn set out last summer 10 ride to Niagara
! Falls by way of Albany. After leaving the Hudson
| he found the roads far from good. One day, after
toiling over a wreched road Tor a dozen miles, ne
| arrived At a large town In the central part OF the
State and then he sat down on curbstone to rest
and consult his roadbook. To his arnazement he
found the stretch over which he had just come
| marked good" IL is needless TO say that he i'm
mediately lost confidence In what he mad been led
to believe ne could trust almost implicitly. Stu
maps and roadbooks are a great help to the wheel
man. and those most recently prepared may he ac-
| fairly accurate They are especially val
liable where they Indicate the character and quality
Of the roads
One of the important questions for the cycling
tourist to consider is that OF luggage man trav-
cling alone or a company. each member OF which
looks out for himself can carry enough 10 be com
Portable for a week without finding 1t burdensome.
stn. It is better to have a valise or small trunk
; used in common and forward 1t by express from
point TO point so as to have II within eaSy reach
every three four days. On tne picyc'e ''Seii u
considerable outfit can be carried without uiscoin-
fort Bags are made to hang WITHIN the frame ana
between the riders knees. and are very convenient
! They are two and half three ihches "'de' ana
/, hold more than might be supposed. Some OF them
are made OF leather but the weight VI these III az