The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-21

az M. rev thsnx IN cycl.ng Is not yar 1is-
nso<@i ard the curiosity CT t1e rgel1S
~orfz aEo<s- the dark horss is exIehns1J
great
TIE re~1rn-nent OF Aisaee-I<orTasrs has
fust made q decision that u 1A-.~1 90
delight BIZ touring cyclists On lae -
esrezt IRE director general OF cds%osk.s
has issued an estsct giving passage scxoss
the border free OF duty 70 any Nle<s
bose owner can show niezn - -, -, -.
o. the Union Gsaerzie CyclLS1e o. rfASee-
A useful article which has recently been
tnerc.iaced IL A combination tool pAg sE3
tire pump. Il - made % metal. : ctrSS a%
IN form. and large s1oaga % aoid a. -
ordinary tools required When e Use = :
x,gsr1p rxanb@r stem In screwed into one
end. The tools need not 20 d1ssa1oso
when pumping Up tire Us ehisi slIs4o
lies in rhe fact that II Is very po@ea !,
having about twenty times fne cAp4e<ty = =
the ordinary hard pump Its weight Win
tools Is about fourteen ounces
A spring seat post for bicycles has oesn
invented BY Chicago man. b rs ass a.. a.
toltE and Jars are avoided. as soe can TIE
smoothly as On perfectly level ground
The spring IN the seat past taxes - -
vibration. relieves the weight sxs1asl 70
wheel, and thus reduces al jar. 50 iHA< a
nEre eases osyt os ten puncraring Of tires
will De avoided The construction OF Tie
seat post Is such that tire spring can -
adjusted 20 take tie weight q c1As1cA
persons
Col Theodore Dodge. OF Boston. says
that about - per cent OF all the ruooer
= ade goes into pneumatic tires Being n
the head Of a great rubber company, ne
las studied the rubber market closely ana
arrives az his estimate through computing
the number OF pounds o. rubber sold al
nuaily and the number Of tires sold aaere
tires ara sold In France than any ofaer
country except England The Uniied stssg ats
40 = rsfa - {yE
the best Para rubber without adulteraloh
can be used ia Pneumatic tires
George ". Aidridxe. state supe rintsnd-
ent o. public works Of New York. has sent
out statement in which he says that tAs
tow path along the canals forms the psf
bicycle path 10 be found anywhere, ard ns
believes IL eau be used BY waeelmen WITH
out interfering with navigation he Las
issued orders to the superinfendents along
the whole lsne Of the canals 70 do wat
they can 10 place the banks In coHdilon
for wheeling purposes. Heretofore wheel
men have been locked upon as trespassels.
and the new order practically amounts 70
throwing open 10 wheslmen e. miles OF
good side paths
Pure rubber dissolved in benzine Is
valuable addition TO q rspair kit. II can
be used 10 I'LL a cut In a tire, or 10 replace
rubber which may have been scrapsd from
the sides OF a tire. To prepare the SOU
ton. take Ave cent? worth OF pure rubDer.
put IL in a bottle with an alright cork,
mixture Is trsne thicker than ordinary
tire cement. In case OF cut that does not
60 entirely through the tire. pour little
OF the solution into * and let X stand As
the benxine eyap0rates shs rubber becomes
hard and adheres 10 the tire. making II
practically Is good as new.
The cut rate war among cycle manu-
fsctursrs is proceeding merrily, notwith-
standing the efforts OF the Cycle Board or
Trade. Following closely upon the slash
made BY the Pope company On their HART
fords comes the announcement that the
Yost Manufacturing Company's $50 Falcon
has been reduced 10 S6s. and an entire new
scale OF prices made on Ideals. manufac-
tured by the Shelby Cycle Manufacturing
Company. said to be largely the property
OF G.0rmully a Jeffery. The No. Ideal
now lists at $50 instead OF So: the No
ladies' az So, instead OF SIS. and the boys
and ladies' as-inch Ideals. with the @. & J.
tires. az sfS, instead OF So. with NJ & w.
tires, at $40 instead OF $50
A careful observation OF the many kinds
OF costumes worn by feminine cyclists
shows the boomer costume 10 predomi-
nate. and when the dangers OF accidents
that are lurking In the Ions skirt, and
even in the short skirt. are considered. the
wonder is that the bioomer has not been
declared the only mode OF cycling dress.
The bioomer admits OF much more Tree
dom In mounting and dismounting. as well
as IN pedaling, and gives the rider a more
graceful appearance, while IL Is not an un-
common sight 10 see rider using the skirt
en1savorfng 10 dtSeEtanEle the same from
the crank or out OF tho meshes OF the
spokes and lacing, and often being com
PEELED 10 cut the cloth 70 free the skirt
and rider from the tangle--cycling Rec
ord.
Maryland man has invented 3 liquid
plug for pneumatic tires. by which
puncture is sasd TO repair Itself. II IS
claimed that the liquid plug" is liquid
substance that Is pumped into the tire
with an ordinary air pump and that IS all
that is required. IL adds two and half
ounces 20 the weight Of the tire. and viii
last as long as the tire. In cases OF pune
rure this liquid Is forced into the hole by
the air in the tube and almost Immediately
sofidiles, stopping the puncture while the
rider is on his wheel. The virtue OF such
an arrangement need not be explained.
A man may puncture his tire with nail.
pin or thorn and precisely al the moment
Of puncture the remedy applies itself. In
fact. tire may be pUnctursd and actually
healed without the rider being aware OF
what has occurred In the presence OF
number of wheelmer the tire OF a car
rter bicycle was punctured over 100 times
with a large hat pin ana Immediately ths
holes were filed without disfiguring the
tire.