New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
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1t seems to be in order again to call attention
to the amount Of transformation that appears
in the cycling columns of certain newspapers.
the special provocation being two instances in
a single day Some one asked for a description
Of the route from Brooklyn t. cold Sprirg Long
Island and the answer given that he should
go to Jamaica. TO Flushing. q Roslyn. To Glen
Cove to oyster Bay. and then to cod Spring;
and another inquirer who wanted 10 get TO Hunt
ington. was told TO take the same course ana
then go on frcn Cold Spring TO his destina-
ton. 1t is true that Cold Spring and Hunt
ingtcn can be reached in the way described, but
the distance is nearly twice as great by the
direct route which ought to be familiar 10 every
rider in the METROPOLITAN district who goes
outside Of the parks and the cycle paths 10
Coney Island and the roads are rot so GOOD
The direct rOut" is by the Jericho Turnpike
which runs from Queens TO Jericho. distance
Of twelve or thirteen miles The turnpike can
be reached directly from Jamaica by proceed
ing along the Hampstead an Jamaica Plank
Road. but that road is not in good condition for
riding and the best way IL TO follow the MeI-
rick Road to Springfield and Their turn nortn
on the Springfield Road to Queens The Jer
cho Turnpike is i'm fair condition al the way
and the eastern half is excellent ms, py-'ne-
way Is the shortest way to oyster Bay also
from New-York or Brooklyn. the distance from
Jericho to oyster Bay being seven miles the
same as to Cold Spring. Huntington IS about
two miles further. The other instance OF mis-
information was even more ineXcusable. Inc
inquirer asked how to get 10 point In the east
ern part of Brooklyn from Ninth-ave ana rll-
feminist. in that city. and was told In the nrst
place. ride out Ten,h-ave.. To the entrance
to Prospect Park" and then 10 turn to tne
left through the Park. coming out at the nam
entrance" Now. when At Ninth-aVe. ana fli-
teenth-st., he was directly at one OF the farK
entrances. and to ride out Tenth,aVe. was az
absurd a direction could possibly he gwen
It is like telling a man who Is al Flfth-aVe
and Fifty-ninth-st.. to ride out Sixty-thirn-
st. to reach Central Park No one in his senses
would ever dream Of riding out Tenth-aNe,
BROOKLYN to get anywhere. for. 50 far as IL is
laid out it is paved with commissioners anu
tin cans and is the resort Of the Festive south
Brooklyn goat.
The question Of using graphite on bicycle chains
has been thrust to the front and considerable
number of riders can be found who vehementiy
assert that II is not good that it collects and holds
dust that it makes chain dirty ana that Inc
best thing is to oil the chain freely and then wipe
off as much of the oil possible ON the other
hand some riders who affect coasting are loud In
their praise Of the virtues Of graphite. ana say
they get the best results out Of their wheels when
they pack the bearings with this substance and
use no oil at all Probably the truth lies some
where between the two extremes. Certainly
graphite is unpleasant stuff To handle. and unde-
niaby it makes a chain dirty That il collects
dust is also not open To dispute. But II l. also
true that II serves as a lubricant between chain
and sprocket wheels and doubtless makes the
running easier. No one should suppose however.
that 1t can serve a substitute for OF on tne
chain bearings These ought To be oiled AT ire
quent intervals. \ drop or two o' OH appiied pc
tween each pair OF links will answer the purpose,
and the effect in the Of a chain that has not
heen so treated in a long time Will be perceived
instantly by the rider. Perhaps the best way 70
annlv graphite oil or any other lubricant 10 the
chain is by placing IL on the finger or an Ola glove
Vhch can then be rubbed along me chaln. nrihe.
ing the lubricant into contact with every part III
o ia applied from can care should be taken 10
wipe off as much as possible with dry cloth
Two riders who met Unexpectedly on the Mer-
rick Road on recent hot forenoon were able TO
bear evidence to the exceedingly accommodating
character Of the wind at times one had started
from a point some distance out on Long Island TO
ride To New York. and hId covered more IMAM
thirty miles when he came face To face with man
from Brooklyn who had ridden about dozen
miles Said the latter: 4 reckon YOU have the
worst of this in the matter ~ heat "Oh. no.
was the answer. I've had the wind IN my race
all the way. l.,
put" said the other rive had the wind In
front Of me ever since / started and have been
glad / wasn't going the other way. As matter
Of fact the wind was blowing out Of the north.
and as one man had beel riding west ana the
other east both had got its cooling eit'ct On u'lr
heated faces and had been grateful therefor.
while each had been congratulatne himself that
he was not riding in the opposite direction Ai'er
exchanging notes. they came To the conclusion
that the wind was in a most oblisns mood