Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-06
Bicycle Advice.

A good horse is groomed every day
and a good wheel deserves the same
treatment If cleaned after every trip.
it prolongs the life of the wheel and III
the end saves time and temper. Some
riders. after being caught in storm
use the hose to remove the mud. rms
is a most injurious practice, and those
who are wise will discontinue il.
clean wheel reflects the habits of its
rider. The rider of a dirty wheel is
generally slovenly in person.
Buy a good lamp-there are numbers
of them-and enjoy riding your wheel
at night. You will feel fully repaid
for the small extra expense when out
with less fortunate companion who
is constantly dismounting and begging
matches to light his cheap lantern.
If lady riders could be taught to oc
oasonally lubricate the chain, there
would be fewer hard-running machines
and the constant swapping and jerking
of the chain would be comparatively
unknown.
Many bicycle riders complain about
their lamps continually going out and
blame it on the lamp when the fault,
in many cases is entirely their own
and can be easily remedied. A bicycle
lamp. like any other lamp, must be
kept clean. the wick kept trimmed and
the right kind of oil used. When
lighted, the flame should not be turned
up too high. In connection with the
foregoing il might be well to say, thai
before starting out see that your lamp
is filled; do not wait until you are seV
eral miles from home, when you find
to your dismay there is no oil in the
font. for it is very doubtful whether
your lamp will burn a. dry wick. no
matter how expensive a lamp you
have.
Don't monkey with a buzz saw
or, in other words, when you find any
thing about your wheel out of order.
fix it Immediately or take it to some
repair shop, if you can't do it your
self Many a rider has lost a day
pleasure through some neglect of this
kind Always examine the nuts on
your wheel before going out otherWis 3.
you may find it necessary to walk
home when you least expect it. Don't
be afraid to put little oil on the bear
ing once in d while: the manufacture
ers put oil-holes there for that pur
pose, not for ornaments.
Bicycle riders. going for ride of any
of tire tape or something of the sam
nature in their tool bag or pocket. \
piece of tape can be purchased for five
cents and will save considerable time
and damage. besides. in most cases.
giving the rider the satisfaction Of
making a safe repair, even if it be only
a temporary one. a creeping tire can
be checked by fastening the tire to the
rim in four places; a cut in the tire
which might in very short time prove
disastrous can be easily bound over
and made safe for a long ride.
Many cyclists don't give care and at
tention to their wheels from the fact
that they find it troublesome to get at
the different parts; they either have
to lean the wheel against something
while they are working at some de
fective part, or hold it with one hand
while they do the best they can with
the other toward the work they de-
sire to accomplish. For all such riders.
it might be we'll to suggest that they
grasp the front and rear fork on the
same side of the wheel and turn it
over on the saddle and handle bars.
thereby giving them access to any part
of the machine and at the same time
allowing them the use of both hands.
This will be found a most convenient
way for cleaning the wheel
Although it is necessary to lubri-
cate the chain With graphite it may
not be out of place to say that after
cleaning the chain with coal oil, dry
it well, and then drop machine oil over
it, turning the crank meanwhile. SO as
to work it in on the bearings of each
link, after which wipe off all super
tiuous oil and apply the graphite. This
will not only make riding much easier
but will prolong the life of the chain.
Hardware.
1t is talked now that Pemaqud Point
is to have new hotel another year, a
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