The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03

gear. is Eve times the length OF the crank.
or. IN other words. the crank Is one-tenth
Of the fun dlamter OF The gear
,! 10Y any greater .e9gIn !. q y crank e5
PROVIDED the gear vas increased Y tne
same ratio A 6-lnch crank 70 a ei-lnch
sure on pedal as would a l-irch crank 20
U-incn gear. intermediate lengths Deing,
qL course a mere matter OF mat - i.a &C.
IL might be proper 20 state that the length
Of crank should BE- determined entirely
according 10 the length OF the leg joints
lL IS poor economy % one streastn 70
use crank shorter than the longest ienst1
which can be worked comfortably, ana
determining the length OF crank when Is
most satisfactory me gear then Oeeoiles
only question OF the strength OF the
rider, and should IN no case be higher
than can be comfort bly, ridden over such
roads as the rider Is obliged TO travel
The bicycler who does not observe the
common rule of the road-Eeep 10 the
right-does not deserve the right 10 rlde
wheel. Everyday almost accidents hap
pen on Bull OF other streets because eth
er OF the hoggisnneS=. ignorance or care
lessncs5 OF some riders. zimmerman IN
rules OF the road very plain Always ob-
serve the rules of the road. Pass an ap-
preaching Wheelman. vehicle, ne says or
pedes trian on the right-your highland
anything going in the same direction as
yourself on the left When approaching
any one from behind, ring your bell.
Ride on the left hand Of the lady so that
you may nave your right arm ready 10 as
slst her. II necessary. A left-handed man
viii reverse the position The position TO
the left also places the man between the
lazy ana any possible danger that may
arise from passing vehicles When es-
corting a lady, should you come up be-
hind wagon at such time that you
viii be forced TO pass between Il and an
other team approaching. take the lead
and force a passage for her to go through.
Ride near the right-hand horse as you
pass him, and do not pull over to the LETT
until the lady has plenty of room in front
or the horse. AT the corner II
you see party OF cyclists on
the cross street slow up olt
possible courses they mean to take. a
slight turn to the left on your part gives
them better chance to get by but too
much would cut them OF from riding
down the street up which you have come.
In such cases II is much better to slow
up slightly than TO attempt TO sprint by.
Never be ashamed to dismOunt. II you
meet runaway, a brass band, lot Of
children or a group Of Wheelmen, filling
the street, you Will do better on the
ground rather than giving an exhibition
Of trick riding and fancy lodging. In
riding through city streets always remem-
Der that, though the car you see may be
going away from you and you have plenty
or time to get by the wagon cars on the
other track come the other way, and
that II riding fast you may not be able
10 stop In time to clear the foe. It rare
"a
out Of a collision I'm better shape than
the car. If cyclists will adhere to these
rules, so far as practicable, there will be
fewer road hogs among riders and an
end to complaining.
A new scheme in connection with the
proposed double deck elevated railroad in
New York Is to make the elevated struc-
ture a three instead of two deck affair,
the upper deck TO be reserved for the use
Of bicyelists This deck it is proposed to
f-nnTarin mir Ie hot rasue
on either side to prevent accidents. A cen
ter rail Will divide the deck, which is
planned to be twenty-five feet wide, so
that north-bound Wheelmen will keep the
east side and south-bound the west side
Openings are to be made in this rail every
quarter mile to accommodate cyclists who
desire to take the back track, and ele-
Vators to take travellers and their ma
chimes TO and from the track are planned
for half mile intervals The Elevated
Railway Company will build the track and
II will get compensation by charging 3
cents for the use of the track from the
Battery to Yonkers, or 5 cents for the
round trip. The track would be calculated
TO relieve the traffic on the cars, and in this
way come nearer solving the problem of
rapid transit The plan has the approval
OF George }. Gould and Russell Sage.
The Morning News has referred to the
race to take place about the middle of
this month between a sextet bicycle and
the Empire State express, near Albany,
n. Y. Since the bicycle has conquered
the horse on the track the friends Of the
wheel are anxious to prove even the steam
engine inferior. The fast mile of the En-
pire State express, made in 81 Is seconds.
is the goal of bicyclists' ambition, and a
trial at, that record will be had If this
time is beaten it will prove the bicycle
the fastest method of locomotion on earth.
A track six miles long is now being pre-
pared parallel to the tracks near Albany.
The wheel has already been built and is a
sextet, geared to 1886 inches. II the men
to ride 1t can turn their pedals three times
each second, as is hoped, the train record
for a mile will be beaten two and two-dfths
seconds. The veteran trainer of bicycle
Il n1ge