The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-22

one year Ihe nrSt ten states in the
league in the order of their representa-
ton are New York. Massachusetts. Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, II
lnois, Wisconsin, California and Con-
necticut.
In the south the largest representation
is in the District of Columbia, owing to
the popularity Cycling has attained in
Washington, that city of good streets.
After the District of Columbia come Ken
lucky, Mississippi and Alabama.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES.
The 80 bicycles show many improve
ments and clever inventions. One prom
inent feature Of the 96 wheel is the
larger tubing one and one-eighth inch
being used, an increase over the half
inch tubing Of two years ago. The adj
vantage of the new tubing is that it
makes stronger and lighter wheel, two
important points in which the manufac-
turers are aiming at perfection.
There is great tendency towards
lighter wheels. Racing wheels will weigh
from 16 to is pounds; American road
wheels % to 2S pounds, and women'S
wheels will average 20 pounds, the first
time they have been made so light, as
they have heretofore weighed from % to
% pounds One rather remarkable fea-
ture impossible to overlook is that about
half of the womens wheels to be made
this year will be of the diamond frame
pattern. The bloomer is abroad in the
land, and lively woman is no longer we'd
ded to the drop frame Some high cycling
authorities are responsible for the state
ment that no woman who ever rides a
diamond frame will afterwards use the
drop frame. As for the mount, that may
be a matter of taste.
"a new and striking invention for BIZ
cycles in the SO market" said Dixie
Hines, the well-known cycling authority,
lis the double quint, made for ten riders
on one machine. This of course can only
be used on straight roads, as it cannot
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double quint is intended for straight away
racing, and although its possibilities
have not yet been tested, it is claimed
that a faster mile than ever was before
accomplished can be made by it's use.
Experts say that it will make a mile in
thirty seconds, thus excelling both steam
and electricity. The riders on the sex
tuplet, for six. were recently thrown in
making the turn on the third of mile
track in California.
Another innovation is that in tandem
riding the woman now sits in the rear,
instead of in the front as formerly. The
reason is that it is thought better for the
man to steer. Still another novelty is the
new double drop frame tandem for wo-
men, a novelty in tanderns intended to
accommodate two friends who wish to
take spin together. 1t is adapted
either for skirts or boomers and is des-
tined to be '96 favorite, as it is manu-
featured in response to a demand The
list of wheels as 1t stands now is the
single, tandem, triplet, quad. quint, sex
tuplet and double quint. What we may
have next | know not. When such ma
chine as the double quint was absolutely
undreamed of two years ago. there is no
telling where we may end. The future of
bicycle racing in America is beyond pre-
diction. Over 100 professional racing eyer
lists are on the road this year, and the BIZ
cycle races at the Olympic games in
Greece and the international races in
London and Paris will give a great i'm
petuS to racing. A valuable Improvement
in 90 wheels that will be hailed with de-
light by all cyclers is the invention which
permits adjustable handlebars. BY merely
pressing nut the cyclist can now adj
just his handle bar low or high, a process
which is a great saving of the time and
patience formerly necessary for this
operation.
The ideal saddle has not vet been in
vented, and there is still room for inn
provement, but the '9s saddles are bet
ter than their predecessors The rivalry
| among the manufacturers in every pos
sible point is tremendous. They are just
now vying with one another in name
plates, and in consequence the market
is full of a number of very beautiful
and artistic ones. There is also keen COM
petition in artistic catalogues. calendars
and advertising. Leading firms employ
the best talent they can find. and the
finest draughtsmen and artists are kent
constantly busy on advertising work.
Among the more striking novelties for
| the SO wheels may be mentioned the vari-
| colored enamel being used for the first
| tome this year. Every color of the rain
bow is used. and one firm is using enam-
| ell inlaid with mother of pearl and onyx
| finish with exquisite effect The more
popular colors in the enamel are black
> and maroon, although dark green is COM