The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-18
BICYCLE NOTES.

Another trade which complains OF the
business done IN bicycles y TIE gun trade.
ana good guns can be o9ag5t very cheap
having said that where he used 10 sell
s $50 guns re now sells co.. but he Is sell
irg bicycles today, and tew years ago he
did not sell any.
Many wheeimen who would consider
themselves grossly fnsulfed were they ac-
cusei Of dtEobey1nZ the rules Of she road,
yearly always when turning s. corner 30
the 5eft eHt over on the wrong side ~ the
street Thls IS muca more dangerous than
riding ca the wrong side on a straight
street. end Is a prolific source q accident.
Inventions of bicycle sundTes." says
tTa4esman. are just nos ne mast proflta-
ule direclt4n IN Which mechanical .ngen-
atty can De directed. All the really meri-
torfuus devices en- the market Tor wheels
ana ~heelmen are selling We'll. and retarn
fire dividends 10 thesr owners. And per-
haps taa EnoSt remarkable feature 81 the
silua Ion s that many - these IDEAS pay
from The staTt. one - the most remar&a-
BE Instances is the case az a saddle which
has fl royalties realized a large sum OF
money for the inventor.
TIE saddle problem ls seiu unsoived.
tAauga * has bad more attention this year
probably Tran any ether connected wlth
cycling Every one. includlnE manufac-
tGrers. admits that a really comfortable
and safe saddle il TnHc1 needed ad3unrr
% the perfect bicycle Rat there - no
general accord "a 20 fhe entire success OF
ary one % tae many new ones that have
nrDesre8 lhts year. The main difficulty IS
tnat before thaY are suitable they have 20
t1at IS, anta TIE rider sefs used 70 them.
which re dues often at considerable ex-
pe1Ne % patience ard tissue
afanv stories are toli ahoot stolen hicy-
cies, ~ the1 Be TO- 90 1asttce % ~ sub
tect TIE re4soa Ter Won1er Is Ia the fact
that more Wleeis are m0t stolen A. q class
atEFeie riders seem 20 fe very careless.
They leave thetr waeezs abaat II a wAy
Fa-ra q
srAge riser does nos bother about a lock
Ne may oNU 1Ce h4t be p 500 law Or TOO
careless 20 soeS IRE wheei every tine ne
wants rs leave gt for fBW inmates locks
ftfie tutnsr rs carry saat their n7ore gen
erel use IL reeonEFnen1ea by riders.
The PENNSYLVANIA razlTos8 folk have
Ben saves "a ans tbe problem 81 b.cycio
1gaEss'og lgstlgE. aa1 drawings nave heen
rzfase cr t1s basis CO q device originated
~ SHrIrs e4iiot5, pres le0t * fhe j. A.
" fE1s aessce consists % 1w0 stoat iron
e3oSs cosefts- Wita Tuaafr tuc-aE. Whieh
ere u-aca3 or the r@8f % rnA ear Tkn
rEza hines are hang from Tia rsr.z u the
waesls. and = CamTsnE a~rsngegneaz pre-
s2clee- Eoaftes1 setx - these books can
Aa gsaca3 ia an cT1laaTy eazwsse ear, ard
fhe eoIsanT- A. an experiment. a .
e7s.a severAs cars @1th thsEn. Whsa ship
Ping 1he.r haeYwtes n that wav rlsr~s 81
nave % remove tns AMPS grona TIE
wAee1&
Ire SCAT IS q common one q . nan
trGu1 * a second w9eei aioaz While rs5-
30 sGTgaEn TIRE sFrsets- Iu FACT. some sza-
Ee5ayNs rs hs-yese sA0uS go so skfEgygf -srse
saey car 99<A GRE wnee& atch earb hana
EsgE znesF oNn Wzth thslr faar n h
re- eIt1rwly easT. hyWeVsr. 20 shoxa a.
81 X - Sess zzezE Wirk Fuu. ssE~=szaIty r.
= cEea 1s4 slrees. ~AHFe EN@ uaVsrg "a Gsss
tn~ osst- - xos sEe nsw a. g. year charge
Receaasses .ss.5aozs n various gaenr Way@.
ans ever F'1@r naolEnE sets cranky ard Efs-
shsf Tar g gre t4ale 9eu sra gu4.r-
ssf fzgssR carrying fhe q suesAg Assee@g
arg, t@s1 s. r&sass A&AE from EeU u1sV
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