The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

OF the sun on hot day. nor should IT be left
stanoing IN q warm room during cold
There is q great deal to be said on both
sides OF the brake question. Most expert
riders disdain the use OF the brake as be-
carelessness. besides wearing out tires.
From their point OF view they are correct
A. man who is able to dismount from his
either i Side s OF the machine. o. back Of it,
who Is able. to 30 back pedal or brake with
the toe Of his foot on the front wheel. and
stances. needs no brake. He can take care
Of himself and the pedestrians. A rider who
is not able to do ali this should by all
lating to speed were strictly enforced brakes
would be superauous, .but It is almost an i'm
possibility to hold wheelnen down to eight
runs so easily that the rider does not real
ize how fast he is spinning along. The most
effective brakes now in use are foot brakes
and will stop wheel ia very short dis
lance. No one but an expert wheelman
should attempt to ride through the crowded
every faculty on the alert, always looking
for the unforeseen to happen-for truck
drivers, coachmen and pedestrians to do ex-
expect Of them. All women's wheels should
be equipped with effective brakes, and rid
ers should be taught the use OF the brake
before attempting to ride outside OF the
In wheeling. as in horseback riding, driv-
ing. etc., there is a correct and an incorrect
position, often the result, to greater or
less extent, of the position of the handle
bars One of the first principles is balance.
Once acquired the rider is master of the
wheel. and grace and carriage then become
a question of patience and practice An
awkward carriage or position is evidently
the rule with majority of wheeimen- A
stion resembles that of the racing cyclist
the nearer perfect it becomes. This assump-
ton Is decidedly wrong The two positions,
that of the racing man and that of the
road or pleasure rider, are not related, and
should not be confused. The racing man
In the correct position of a road rider could
not obtain anywhere near the speed neceS-
sary to win race, while the road or pieas-
ure rider only adds more weight and fatigue
to himself by. riding after the style of a
riding is with the body straight. with a
slight bend from the waist and not fl pm
the back, with the shoulders thrown back
and the head up. The racing position is
just the opposite According to the opinions
OF numerous wheelmen an easy riding car
riage, cannot be obtained by having the
handle-bars on almost level with the
handle-grips should be so elevated
as to be parallel with the seat, and the seat
shoe worn by the rider to rest lightly upon
the pedal when the leg is fully extended. In
the correct position the eycs ; should at
the handle grips and not alter his position in
the slightest 1t gives him perfect mastery
over his wheel in case of danger. In the
the waist, that is not thrown out of its
proper place. The shoulders are forced back
until they almost meet, while the neck and
lungs are misplaced. thus preventing proper
breathing and action. IT also slowly but
surely works physical deformity in the car
riage of the rider when off a wheel. 1t is
mistaken idea that the tighter one grips the
handle bars of the bicycle the better one can
ride, The balancing is not done by the
hv ths feet ,non rho nnSois 0" orS tha ,aus
against the frame. The handle bars are only
necessary for the purpose of steering, mount
correct position the arms of the rider can be
perfectly straight, with the elbows set if de-
sired, or slightly bent at the elbow, so that
vent much Of the jolt!ng that naturally oc-
ours. - fi-.f.