New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26

Of placing the pavement between the car tracks
On Nevins-st.. too. the brick pavement is to
be carried right across Atlantic-ave.. where a
good test of its wearing qualities will be had
Last year over nine miles of asphalt pavement
were laid in Brooklyn: the plans now under
way when carried out. will give the city at
least ten miles additional. and II Is altogether
probable that considerable number of ad-
ditonal contracts will be made The wheel
men Of NewYorks biggest suburb hoping
that the Commissioner of City Works and
of Parks will be as solicitous for their welfare
Mr. White and Mr.. Squler have been during
the last two years.
Bicycles such valuable property nowadays
that every one should be careful not to leave a
wheel in place where it could be carried off
easily. Stealing Of wheels in the large cities has
been particularly noticeable In the last season.
many thefts having been made while the ma
chine stood against the side of a house. and only
for moment, while the owner was inside. Again
and again this thing has happened and the
owner has come out In perhaps a minute or two
to find his wheel gone or catch a view of the
thief flying down the street at breakneck speed.
In order to prevent thefts Of this kind and detect
and bring to justice tvery bicycle thief that can
be caught, the Pope Manufacturing Company. OF
Hartford, has wisely offered a reward OF $50 for
the arrest OF any thief who has stolen a Columbia
bicycle Thieves have become wary of laying
their hands on Columbia wheels. In any case. 1t
Is well 10 lock a machine when leaving 1t. even
If only for short time.
There Is no necessity Of burning out puncture
in a sngle-tube tire when repairing 1t with a
plug patch The burning out of course. makes
smoother and neater job but it is not at all es-
senta If a blunt-edge patch with large area
of patch surface Is used and inserted properly.
and it will hold quite well az though the
puncture had been burned out and smoothed on.
Bicycles are fast becoming a popular necessity
on yachts and excursion steamers, particularly
those making winter trips In Southern waters.
The yachtsman finds a wheel OF the greatest
convenience and a most enjoyable. as well "a
popular way Of exercising and travelling about
when ashore. II all the steamers that make
Southern winter trips from New-York were to
keep a number of bicycles board. there Is
hardly doubt that these wheels would pay
for themselves in al short time. When touching
at the various ports il would not only give the
passenger chance 10 go ashore ana get ria o..
his sea legs but afford him the quickest cheap
est and easiest way OF seeing the sights and
getting a constitutional at the same time. In
these days. when everybody rides bicycle II
would do the tourists heart good to have a
chance for a spin over the roads OF a foreign
country.
Every careful rider, and particularly those
who are in the habit of taking long jaunts over
rough roads and through an unacquainted coun-
try should take the precauton Of carrying a
repair kit for even the best Of tires are liable
to puncture The repairing OF a single tube tire
has now become so easy by reason OF the COM
plete little pocket repair kits that by following
the proper directions the most inexperienced
novice cannot fail to get a result that is al
together satisfactory and permanent. There Is
an additional feeling of safety to the rider VINO
has a kit Of this kind In his pocket IN case
of emergencies and, though he may never nave
a tire accident Of any kind. there Is security IN
having the necessary outfit along
An oilcan Is or less source OF worry
and annoyance In the first place one can never
tell Just how much there Is In 1t by simply
shaking II. And then when one Is ohng the
bearings he can never tell just how much Is
going in or In fact whether any Is going In
And all this no matter what kind OF oiler Is
used: they are all alike in this going 1t blind,
falling simply because one cannot see the oil
In the can And again, If one desires to OIL me
chain II is case OF either too much or TOO
little In these days OF innumerable inventions
and suggestions for the pleasure and comfort
of the bicyclist The Tribune offers suggestion
to cover these objections. 1t IL cheap-costs only
! cents-and can be found at any drug store
II IS called a "dropper'-a little glass tube.
pointed at one end and with rubber bulb on
the other end. Try 1t and you Will find 1t a
perpetual 10y You will be able to see that
every drop goes to the right spot. II 1t Is de-
sired TO use vaseline. break Off part OF the
sharp end TO enlarge the aperture. remove the
rubber bulb and fiji the tube from that end