The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-05
INVENTORS ARE BUSY.
New Things for Bicycles Almost
Every Day.

New Things for Bicycles Almost
Every Day.
Here. my friends -, said the dealer
is a new bicycle pump pun r. that you GER
What next "repfiad sf6eesSw heseeImsaGn.
First there's a. new lamp, then a new
haHdlebar, then this and that When
are these improvements going to end?"
My dear friend remarked the
dealer with a smile. "they have only
begun -, $50 g.
And so they have. But all these
many improvements, good and neces-
sary though they are, come rather hard
to the wheeImen who desire to adopt
them. Says the New York Herald:
They cost money, and unless you are
to pedal along without them you are
obliged to make frequent demands on
your purse.
A gentleman. when asked the other
day why he had not yet taken to bicy-
Gle riding. remarked very wisely
I'm determined to get a wheel as
much as any one, but the trouble is
if l buy a bicycle this year it may be
out of date next year, because Of the
manV improvements being made.
Hence, have made up. my mind to wait
until next spring"
This is IN part true. Though bicy-
Gle of this seasons make may, however,
not be out of date next year, still 1t will
be by no means up to date, as any close
observer can readily see. .s-@
Every week brings some new device
of value to the wheel. Last week alone
nearly score of new appliances were
placed on the market which will GER
tainly be adopted by wheelmen
Among them is-a bicycle lamp which
is held in a rubber cushion in such
a RI n
ment of the wheel without webbing or
Earring the lamp. In addition, air inlet
holes are ARA nged at the side and bot
tom in such manner as to give a
complete and thorough draught. This
question of proper draught for the
lamp has been a perplexing one for a
long time, but in the device mentioned
it seems to have been satisfactorily
solved.
A simple new bicycle holder, known
as the quadrant, is now on the market.
1t is made of cast iron and contains a
trough with base for fastening
against the wall. The trough is curved,
so as to embrace the wheel for a space
Of twenty-five inches and hold it firm
ly and securely Through either end
of the fianged base are holes for hold
ing screws. When the support is
screwed to the wall and, the wheel Sc
SuACu liICIClO II Is llt1pSSSlpASl 10 remove
it without tearing it to PIECES.
A training device for wfleelmen is
one Of the latest unique Inventions
1t consists of standard holding an
adjustable saddle and. handle bar and
carrying pedal cranks In addition
there is fly wheel, sproeket wheel and
a hand brake. To this continuance is
suitably attached a spring Indicator
scale, which records the speed of the
machine. The device is to be used in
training for races, but whether it has
any particular advantages remains to
be seen.
tire which, 1t is claimed, cannot be
punctured is now attracting attention.
1t is Of the hose pipe pattern, and be.
tween the fabric is laid a series of steel
scales overlapping each other and
riveted through slot in such a manner
as to allow them to move slightly when
the tire is in motion. The scales are
three-fourths Of an inch wide and add
about seven ounces to the weight Of
the tire.
The manufacturers claim that
wheel equipped with this tire can be
ridden any distance without fear of
puncIure.