The sun., 1896-02-02
CYCLING BOOMS AFRESH.
sIGNS THAT THIS SEASON WILL
BREdK Am RECORDS.
A Big Impulse to the sport Given by the |
Hicyci. Show-Thc Academies Thronged |
Once More -womcn's Advice TO Women |
ON storing Wheels and ,M-ndng Tires.

| Some persons said that the craze lor cychhR
| reached the top notch during the spring OF
| 1895. They now have an opportunity to back
water grnccfullS before 1t is too latc for cy-
| cling still is Oh the boom. The young women
| who were declaring II few short wec%s ago
| that skating was the greatest sport out, now
| wonder, US they crowd the bicycle academies,
| how they ever enjoyed such tame exercise as
doing inner and outer circles on the ice. The
| season OF 1895 was n great one In the bicycle
| world, but that OF 1896 promises TO be II record
| breaker. Tho women who ride are wild for
| the sport again. Those who do not ride are
dis.usted with Themselves for not having
| learned last year, and are Struggling with
might and main to master steering and ped
| alIing by spring.
| The talk of the coming cycle show caused a
| little furry among the women before tho eve
ming appointed for its opening arrived, and
the experts began to gather once more i'll the
| schools TO talk and ride, but the climax did
| not come until the show opened and became an
unqualified success, Then, during the NOR
ming hours. when only the trade wns admitted
mics Just as they did last May and June. and
now the show Is rast. they hang uton is mem
Tie exhibitors complained that sales we're
| light, but they hoped that their benefit would
come later from the boom sivs to Gyc'inT nmI
| he managers OF II house representing one OF
the best known wheels III the world sad on
"Alrcady the good effects of the cycle show
are felt by the makers of high grade ma hines.
great year for special order wheels nEd. OF
course. they are more expensive. \ woman
that d Me ME S idnt see Why G rsrs"n % Mo Waited
| 1t couldn't have a wheel constructed to cost
from 5000 to Si.3On as c%rts and 'rht.ics,
more. Many other rich persons feel just that
way. They want something new not some
| the standard regulation machine costing from
| 500 to Si5O. Hence the demand for special
tapped for urnamentat.oa its strength is i'm,
paired. but one can b. male very beautiful
without doing this, Nickel and C"pr"r ma kc
very pretty combination. and what could lie
more durable? More nickel r!ated whccis are
selling right now than ever before, and those
Ttianyizcd wheels have provei a .rcai success.
and many viii be seen on the Bonlekard, and
something entirely different from the common
run, and many women are haNi ing wheels maic
could not weaken the construction and will
wear we'll; The grsa, majority Of leop!e viii
will have just as good fun and exercise
those riding silver or gold plated Wheels"
When asked about tandem riding this author
More tandcms are selling right nov than
decided charm about it. and after Il person
once tries j! lie wants more. 1t promises 20 lie
| the thing this season. and where two persons
| iii II family ride. II is a.; cconCmical way
The average wheel%oman taxes no keen inter
hcr, whether the manufacturers sale, are li;ht
or heavy, Us long as he gives close attcHtion 20
| the details OF her chosen make. and yet She is
| we'll enough NJ N cycie cult TO lie moved TO
| study the trade occasionally as II great ranch
OF indnstrN \ doIen ,; women. women. ail eX?rrts,
crowded recently before they went ont the
floor for stin; -\ncr ta!kin:; at Length about
| the show. and laughing n good deal II some Of
| the beginners. one woman said:
Its such 4 comfort to store ones wheel
Sfgs %hst afG Would ID DO %f IfSou snS f Hs HG S0"
Indeed. it IS" responded several voices.
but one was raised il Iroest;a.ti9;n am .,
| said. You bought your wheels here. hut how
about me! Ny wheel was as, made by Wss,ern tern
it wouldn't get tie same attention that
That's Just wha. was thinking" said
H., added fat one. with Jolly laugh: ~,
ness pat In the first speaker cmpl!at!ca!ly.
i've had my wheel here since November. and
1t is an Englisl. wheel. and has received, the
are only three places III the city where wheels
can be stored ! mean places Of any size and
do YOU think that the managers OF those places
would kill the goose that lays the golden egg
hy caring for one woinan's machine anr better
than ,u for anothcr's: Certainly not; they
do that. and then they know that women talk
among themselves too muCn for such game
rs that For NY part. think the only thing
| for Il sensible woman to do with her wheel in
the winter is TO store it ut an academy. 1t Is
no fun to clean wheel, and it should always
be done after every trip on the road. It's easy
! to get the dust of summer oil in comparison
to removing the winter mnd and then. if yorr
wheel is Al the acndcEly. no matter i!Ow stormy
the weather and muddy tie roads. one can al
ways takc ride INDEPENDENT Il the elements.
and II there is auS' chance to 20 on the road Mt
al, it is right here. Many u time ti,s wnt""
town. when il it aad been at homr, | could
muddy nyf ahS "arS rGnsas4 coe nH G s@s OWN" t" the
Every wheel that Is IN storage is cleaned
after every read trip and, u" matter whether
! n wheel Is taken out or ro. it Is ,horou. hly
cleaned. oiled. u:!G pul >hcd ,noc or twice every
week. storage and care Of Il wheel costs 81
| month. Will" ar additional dollar !ivcs y
| person the privilege Of a locker AID tlc baths.
! Now. | don't reed II locker. lc"ausc my rri.
| is not SO conspcuDus rs 10 make NE feel
ashamed to come u2 in u cur ii. &, u, i ,homIj
| think some people would lie al l,-ci 10 have II
locker" with malir.' Us eign,e At 4 Ilum?
| girl in Il skirt reaching iust '"'' ~ lie kLrc,.
| II should dirk tgc>" Yer. t!:in women
who affect rath.r short ,,.r', %oud Hc"d och
| smile. but m"thcriy !ooliLg rider. fearing:
what might follow. hast".ch I" say:
Il should thin; II wuuhl ie !inc to store
ones wheel for reasons other tIiu'. clcanli
| ness nnd cOrlcn"I"c. 1t j. So ,a>S To- hay"
road ! rrn"tuFed mS tire. aud la! t" wall
! 'lIaNias Your wheel III stOra wouldn't
! haze hcp"d YOU out anS"crr the Plump girl
I "Why didn't you mend II yuUrF"lf;'
WHAT rrEoyc no t.tr, ullacc II. mend
it. lace it again. and put it iacH: Well, |
! guess not"
s,,I "no Apa mean to say lhat yo,, a%'', ride I"
| We'll. you don't a">rrN" any s,mpathy.
| Who ever heard of IN intelligent Nl"clwu-
mans riding anything "ls" IN tins "nliah,cu"l
day." continued she ot the short sh.r'. "Why
the single tub" tire cNl, AT the CYric show
| were among tir most interesting th,r". and a
| man who had ch.,frc Of one ., tie bet tod
me hat Ill" single tuhc tire scrW"i G"-iC ned
| slcrial!y for whrc!womcn, rs II ms III" unly
| Kind that they could rem = Themselves. Nou' We
| owned yourself thai II j. impossible repair
an intcr tube tire, and besides. tie sinelc .uhc
| has 5" many other advantages. II Is exceeding
| ly simple"
How do you know when you arc getting II
| Erst-cass Article" asked thc woman " no WAS
| afraid to store her wheel
| ''Thc success or failure of n tire rests nj.
| most wholly on tl,c quality Of tlIr fabric used
in lis construction, and tor thi- Tie rider de-
! penhs on the honesty Of the tire nahcr.' an
| sw"iei the authority. "Di course, "n'v hil h
| grade makers can AFFORD 10 MS" cNIcn. y" ma
| tcrial so the place To get your tir, is fi"u one
of them llp IDNt thing, In order IL q II