The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

be sitting sideways upon his left handle
bar
In making these trick mounts always
remember the balance. II you mount
| from the side be sure to throw your
| weight on the other arm or the machine
VIII tip toward you. The balance princi-
pie Is the same as that upon which
lady dismounts from her wheel She
stiffens her left leg and bears all her
weight upon 1t, her body is thrown for
ward and rests upon her right arm. In
this way she is perfectly balanced until
she steps out of the frame.
The hardest-looking trick, yet the cas-
lest for one that seems so absolutely i'm
possible Is the Cupid trick This con-
sists of standing still upon the bicycle
with right leg outstretched - though fly
ing. You are standing upon the left
pedal, with your left hand holding the
handle-bar. 1t is a very beautiful trick
If well executed
For this you ride along easily, gradually
slackening your pace. When almost at
standstill you turn the front wheel
slightly and bring the wheel to as near
a standstill as you can. Now, suddenly,
you lift up the right leg and throw It
out into the air. BE careful to bear plen-
" OF weight on your right hand as you
do this. With your left hand you now
catch hold Of the tire of the front wheel.
Lift the hand carefully off the handle
bars and reach down. 1t is only a few
inches to the tire. Catch hold of the tire.
Lean on it, Hold the wheel still. Main
left foot, and you will find you can stand
this way for a long time, long enough to
allow the audience to applaud itself tired.
handsome trick and q hard one, unless
you naturally balance easily, is riding
upon one pedal and on the rear STEP On
every diamond frame there is a back
step for mounting. Place the right foot
upon this step and the left foot upon
the pedal in front Of the step. Now ride.
You keep your balance by throwing the
weight on the handle bars, whenever re-
quired. If you ride on the left side Of
the machine your weight must be thrown
on your right arm. Never forget that
this appreciation Of weight is the secret
of balance The minute you step upon
one pedal you must throw yourself upon
the arm furthest from that pedal. Step
ping on the left pedal is the easiest way
II you throw your weight on your right
arm. Any woman will show you how to
do 1t, for this is the way she gets off
her wheel II Is her easiest motion after
she has learned it, though 1t was a long,
weary experience learning.
For the trick Of pedalling through the
frame you must have an assistant at hand
when you practice or you will get the
worst fall you ever had Once learned and
you can laugh at dilemmas.
Place the left foot on the left pedal and
you send the machine forward with a
spring. Have the pedal high when you
mount and get hold Of bOgn sides Of the
handle bars. As soon as you are going
fling your right foot through the frame
and rest 1t upon the other pedal. You
are now riding through the frame. The
machine will tip little towards the left,
but you can balance. Riding this way Is
hard and it looks hard but after you
have learned the preceding tricks this
viii not be such stumper as you may
think
For all of these tricks you need heavy
wheel At least twenty.six pounds, and as
much heavier as you can get Remember
that it is not speed that you want, but
balance and strength A certain we'll
know trickster did his famous around
the-country tricks upon a wheel weigh
ing thirty-two pounds. With a light
wheel you wrench the machine in these