The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

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must. be sure to get tbs lower boat nUross IL
H9hokcn,. So many people do not understand
, place ON the other side, and shortly ]aft,TTww1ppt
aulcr severely from loss Of temper and time
The first thing that one encounters Is n very stper
hill. II Is one Of those Encouraging hills thnt
, most inen as well MS all the women have to walk
the route for The nrst time make after getting
, To- the top OF the hill Is to follow the trolley line,
IL In all CObble stones. and they aren't smooth
ones either. By going one block above the troll.
Icy YOU strikoh good macedam road. Follow
quarter OF II mile, turn To the left, ride one block.
then turn to the right into a street which ends
There we must turn once more to the left, fol.
lowing the boulevard ten miles to an Inn three
Tor luncheon. II is nm ideal place for cyclists to
rest. The yhru ~ the rear runs back TO Newark
been built right down to the edge Of the water.
OF course II, Is too soon for bathing, but there
which viii be a great attraction later.
Aflcr luncheon we can go on. to Bnyonno
The distance covered there and back is thirty
mile. over g ,macndnm road that has scarcely n
hole In II. True, there are a few hills, but they
part believe in taking easy sunday trips. It's
so wrong to wear ones self ont at the very be-
ginning OF the week by trying to approach q
century run"
Every glrl who is going on the run was. OF. the
County Boulevard sunday. and their name will
be legion, can. look out for half a score Of as
trim and graceful riders as ever steered steel.
Just as purple and green arc a particular fad
of this springs millinery, so tandem riding is Of
bicycling. The tandem Is in the ascendant.
What man is there with soul so dead who does
not love a bicycle built for two And what girl
is there whose heart does not beat more quickly
when mounted on a tandem in front of some
man sho likes, or one that she doesn't
care a rap about, so far as that goes2 Tandem
riding for the woman is bicycling with
out any effort. Those who have never known
the Joys of II tandem ride have absolutely no
appreciation OF 1t, but Judging from what the
dealers say there will soon be few such ignorant
persons, for hundreds of tandems are being
sold. People who own single wheels are no
longer content, but long to own q tandem, too.
It's such a pretty compliment to pay a girl
who doesn't ride. or one who isn'nt expert
enough to go on the road, or another who isn't
physically strong enough to propel a machine
herself, said one young fellow.
And it's n fine way to pay Off social debts"
added the proud possessor of n brand new nickel
double rig, as he calls II. That's Just the rea-
son | bought this tandem. Nine girls out Of ten
would rather a man gave them Il ride on ono
than go to the theatre or out driving in the
park. They like tandem riding even better
than bonbons and flowers: and say fellows" he
concluded, with a confidential air. TVS a
burned sight cheaper way to even up"
William " aldorr AstOr dropped in at an up
town e. tabl shinent aday or two ago and bought
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This set the manager to talk ing.
'".Tandcms nre going like hot cakes he VOL
selling ten this year to every one that we got
rid of in 10. The majority, OF people who are
income, keep n tandem, just rs they would an
extra carriage. and no man thinks his country
Elace Is complete without a tandem or two.
The time was when he kept extra horses for
has guests: now he keeps not oniy extra single
for the ones who can't. Why, a rich man Who
has u magnificent country seat on the Hudson
dautshtrrs and p'' tlhair fsiends have .oiH' n many h a
lively spin during the summer. know he has
at least i've or six tandems.'
When asked what style of tandem is selling
best just now this man answered
The drop frame by long odds-the one where
the woman sits IN front ana the man behind.
! here was some talk Of the English tandems
being introduced extensively. here, but. they
won t become popular SOON. They are built for
the woman to sit behind. This necessitates her
wearing bloomers or q divided skirt, and that's
Then another. thing: A man likes to have ~
pretty girl N front Of HIM, and you may be sure
the girl prefers being IN front.
"Taudems weigh from forty to nifty pounds.
and it is necessary to have seventy to eighty
u high gear is not so noticeable. 1t is ad-
visable TO have rat-trap, pedals on, the, rear
uso toe clips. This helps him to do his share or
the work N back PHdalltngin crowded places or
in coming down hills, which of course Is II great
aid to u woman. as she Is not so strong in the
"A high grade tandem. finished in black en-
at $40. OF course. nickel requires much care
to keep it clean. though frst-class nickel wears
for two or, three years, and the nickel wheels
certainly look like molten silver IA they skim
along in the sunl .git. 1t matters not whether a
man gets plain enamel or. nickel, but one thing
/ settled: Il he wisheS to be at all popular with
tandem OF some Kind. 4 secondhand one viii
40 II he can't 40 any better"
Now that cyclists have %triunphcd over tho
railroads and wheels are to be conveyed as bag
gage. another trouble confronts them in regard
TO this transportation business. The way that
the average baggagrman treats baggage Is no
joke. While IA bicycle is The strongest vehicle,
taking size into consideration. ever known to
man, its mechanism is quite delicate. and a few
filings such as trunks get in their journeyings
around the world would certainly put n
wheel out Of gear. 1t Is too much to
Of human nature TO expect II man to
handle your bicycle with care when anywhere
from nifty tot We hundr red other men and women
are making the same demand AT the same time ,
and it is only three minutes until the train Z
A man who Is Z" sail with his wife and :
son and daughter for the Continent the last Of ,
the mouth was discussing this question with u 6
group OF whcclmen. :
I" Next loa bicycle itself | consider the bicycle !
trunk the greatest inyention Of the day. It's II G
their runs to Jersey and Long Island have little ,
need for II bicycle trunk. but it will pay every .
aud carry his wheel with him To get one OF these :
trunks, You can, sleep well and enjoy your I
meals knowing that your wheel isn't being d
by one of these bnEGagemcn, who have as great =
An antirathy to u bicycle as n woman has to a i
a
What is a bicycle trunk llkor' asked a @
Spanish count who Is In raptures over Ameri- q
IAN, and every one of their inventions. a
We'll, IL is II compact trunk, built strong and Z
solid, and is long enough and nigh enough and n
VIDE enough to hold u bicycle-that is, the q
single ones are; those constructed for holding 4,
.wo machines. are q little wider. The trunk :
opens in the middle, at the top like a dress-suit I,
case: about a fourth of the way down the lids n
ire fastened, each with six hinges so strong d
.hnt the lids do not have TO be proppcu up II
opened out, And this is q point in their =.
'avor, for If there Is anything that will make a +
nan swear 1t Is, a trunk cover that must be h
)raced while lie Is packing. 1t always manages ~
% take him across the back of the neck or on =
he nose before he Is through. !.
ITO put the wheel in the trunk is a simple n
Tho handle bar and pedals are re- :,
moved and the wheel Is set In and braced across q
he centre by means Of an iron bar, There is a "
,lace for tho handle bar in one Id. and Tho other ri
ias a large KIT Of tools. One style has the lids =,