The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-27

with their increased capacities, new
ones are being established, old agen-
cies are Frightening up and new ones
starting all going merrily and with q
vim that has been hardly expected"
This is merely sample of the news
received weekly by the national cycle
board of trade.
Now that cycling is taken up so extern
sivey. and consequently there being many
novices requiring instructions in the intrica-
cies OF the construction of their mounts, it
few words of advice on the handling of the
vital part of the machine which can either
make or mar the pleasure of the wheel,
namely, the tire.
In the summer 1T is expedient to pump
the tires in a cool place, and only to in
fate them half hard required, as the
air will expand in them while riding in the
sun. The reason of SO many bursts occurring
during the summer is lhe on-observance of
this rule.
In the winter when the roads are muddy
and there is consequently liability to side
slip, pump both tires as hard as possible.
This will prove to be far more efficient than
all the non.siipping devices ever invented,
Lastly, when the roads are hard in cold
weaaher, do not pump the front tire too
hard. as if this is done the vibration felt by
the handles upon the handlebar will be in
tenseiy unpleasant.
THE present year has not met the san
guine anticipatQns of those makers Of bicycles
who. FRONT their long experience, complete
knowledge sof the business. and thoroughly
organized plants can conScientiously be re-
garded es high-grade cycle manufacturers, -
says the Washington Post. Part of this is
due to the fact that the phenomenal sales Of
1895, creating so early in the season a scare
ity of wheels, that could not by any posi-
billity be supplied for immediate sales filled
the minds of all leading manufacturers with
the ambitious idea that too many cycles could
not be made for 1896
Specializing on the basis of the produce
ton Of 200, 0G0 wheels in 1894 and which was
supplemented by total for 1895 of over 400-
OG0 they concluded by safe deductions that
1895 would be a record breaking year for the
product and would probably bring the total
up to not less than 1000. 900 cycles, and that
this large number would do more than
supply the normal demand. That this argu-
ment proved a fallacy can easily be verified
by visit to any of the numerous cycle
stores in this city. where there are displayed
from so to 100 second hand wheels in good
condition that cannot be sold at any price,
simply because there are not riders enough.
Excellent wheels are offered at one-third their
original price. yet there are no buyers. 1t is
not strange that the manufacturers have a
large supply OF their '96 models left over.
There enough so-called secondhand
wheels now in the hands of new riders, who
will be. II possible. buyers of 81 wheels at
some differencein price, to swamp the entire
.97 production of 1rst-class machines. In
fact it is doubtful If 20 per cent of the sales
next year made to riders will not be accom-
panied by proposal to exchange in the pur-
the transaction, on account of the thousands
upon thousands of old crooks and fakes
bought this year at any price sobtainabie, be-
tween SIS and S49."