The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
Ia. NO oil hole 8. made in the hanger frame.

sprocEet spider and the crank In one piece the
cranE bearings have been widened one-auarter
has bcen reduced from 81 inches to . inches.
The victor's main point Of difference from
the wheels and The crank hanger. have a new
nuah anlsh. which 81 4. believed viii make them
! The tread has been reduced TO az inches from
! 54 inches. and all the bearinRs are TO he oiled
through hUles in Tie ends Of their azles. The
holes are protected by little DlunUer valves.
The Humber. ia hdditiu1 to using the Hanged
sprockst ~heels. has adopted n large size OF
sprocket wheels for both front and back. The
main sprocket contains twenty Ave teeth. The
rcsg sprucket for the normal gear OF 20 inches
eight toot ned wheels. Ike gear f. run up 10
- 80 aud S7L.inthes. New dustprOof YEAR
inTs which oren on only one. end are provided
iecn raited from siio TO siI5 for the mans
wheel. and 81. 20 extra is charged for racers.
The siearSs wheel shows but little change.
The makers have dropped Model ID from their
catalogue. ard added a combination diamond
and drop Frame whsc!. in th!s the nppcr bar
OF tie franz Is 70 arranged that 81; can he
dropped for n Toman's nse of the wheel. The
frame. OF the. 'D7 machines are made WITH
flush ioin's. tho crank hanger is made solid.
the crank axle nnd cones are made ~ one piece.
and the ball cups are heavier. The cranks
10 a triangular bearing on tn. axle ends In
.tead Of the older coiter,p!n connection.
connection which Is easy detachable. and this
Is an iraportnnt detail IN connection with the
bIlhNlbuA 2 'aANhI ANtH u " u uhnEFE
In which the whole bearing ia inoloscd ia q
tube separate from the hanger frame. by
taking on one crank and loosening n setscrcw
a. the bottom OF the crank hanger the axle.
with all It's parts. may DO made to come out
entire. Gnd Il may then be cleaned. oiled. and
In. the Crescent the crank axle and right
hand crank are being made In oic piece. This
machine has u clever Jew chain ad which
consists OF a tootbed wheel carrying III, rear.
wheel axle through its centre and with its
teeth working on one side In "a rack and on the
Other Nl6g m the fnesHga nj n NFFpkg- TURNING
the rcsew moves the centre OF the wheel along
Just one half the distance that the outside OF
cent retains its old price OF $40. but tue rcgu-
lar Crescent tandem will be 500 instead OF
Sl25. A new tandem machine, with It's rear
seat Zine Inches higher than the front seat
takes tile place OF the other one AT sl2j.
The most inporu.n; change IN the mechan.
In the last years Spaldihx wheels the direct
tangent spoke was adopted and tho connection
OF the spoke with the hun was male with pins
or lugs set into the tube OF the hub. These
pins worked loose ond were n source o. great
annoyance TO both the makers and users OF tho
wheel. In the ~ hub the pins are replaced
by sprocket-like projections worked out OF tho
solid steel In one piece Nth the hub. Each Of
These projections IL bored TO receive two spOkes,
and a spoke can be put In or taken out with
out disturbing or loosening another one. The
80 wheel WI have the new hubs m well as
4 consIdC. able number Of makers. like those
otthe Columbia and the Spalding. .or reasons
OF their own. have adopted the two-p plato front
fork crown. while M inanr more nave adopted
III" arcned fork crown. In the matter Of tires
and pedals. there Is practically nothing new
offered among the bicycle dealers. except
that the Crescent has made arrangemnts by
which its customers may have the Dunlop tire
n they want IT,. The Dun!op IL the leading
do1ble-tube detachable lirc In England and
ranks In. prize. with the most expensive. There
II n new Hartford tire. With "a corrugated non
s%ii2ping tread, and the Goodrich Is a new nom
slipping tire. but neither has an SPECIAL feL
lures except the one mentioned. At the stan
ley Cycle show in London two new tires at
tracted much attention. One was an English
was n single tube. detachable. which was made
air tight when inflated lbs n ha.f-lnch. vile flap
which extended from one side Of the Joint over
the other side inside OF the tube. This tire
can he taken OF as soon NJ IL Il 4 debated. orened
out fiat and repaired al once from the inside. A
little soft soap or soap and water rubbed on tho
flap makes IL tight enough to innate when Il Is
replaced.on the rim. The American tire is'tho
HSzeltine non-puncturahle tire. Its peculiar
feature is n cuirass OF long fibre cotton fabric.
added 10 the tread, and at the Stanley show
this proved able ." protect the tire from pune.
cure. although the outer face was torn into bits
by being ridden hundreds OF times over a loard
covered with broken glass and French wire
Grirs and pedals mnde OF solid felt were
shown and favorably~, commented upon in Eng
land. These we're spoken OF here among dealers
n year ago. but they are not 20 be found In tho
market. The fell pedal Il said IN combine all
the advantages o, both the ~ra,:trap aud -ubb-r
tic bearings set into II.
Mcsr . machines are shown without brakes.
and no serious consideration -seems to have
been given TO brakes except BY the inventors
~ special devices. The Fenton wheel will be
fitted with tho spencer inylsi lie brake. opcr.
Hting upon the crank shaft by the turning Of
the right-hand grip. Almost every we'll
known wheel maker will give his customers a
choice between wooden and metal adjustable
handle bars. and some catalogue q dozen or
more STYLES OF handle bars.
In saddles there will be offered the greatest
variety ever seen, Some OF the bicycle makers
VIII catalogue tnirty varieties, and the sidCls
mae; Viii double this number at least, In
typiii-d hy fhe Hunt, the Gartord. the Brown,
the kirk patrick. or those built In two parts.
where each side of the saddle Ia designed TO
>ollow the movements OF the riders legs. Large
n Is the variety in saddles. no one AN ins meet
them Intelligently without tecoming convinced
that not n single one OF thes- STYLES has beer
made without there being u distinct object to
be accomplished. Tho experienced rider and
the saddle maker agree tI9t the saddle Is the
one part or the bicycle which must be cspe.
c!ally adapted TO each rider. The saddle which
viii. not. do for another at all. and again. a
saddle which suits one style OF riding will not
In a different style. There are in this years
varieties lolg saddles md short saddles. h,rd
saddles. and soft saddles. and saddles with
springs under them and others without. The
general tendency among the saddle makers Is
to make the new seats wider and shorter. and
To raise the r.der above the horn OF the saddle
and away from its centre line. by adding pads
TO the sides Of The seat or cutting away the
horn and centre. The list prices OF saddles re.
main the same rs last year. but the prices to
the trade are from 10 to 20 per cent. cheaper
- ,stsC 'ho" ~ 10 n TINT many
novelties will be shown. One ot these has al
ready attracted favorable attention among
bicycle makers. 1t Is n new crank fastener
made bv John l.. Douglass. As to the outlook
Tor I'll. trndc in bicycles this year, and the like
lihood OF better maintenance OF prices than
during 1900. opinions among the manufactur-
ers differ. some declare that. because OF the
disasters Of last year. the number OF makes
has. diminished grestiv. and thos, now in the
trade Will 20 slowly. and not manufacture II lot
OF machines ahead OF orders. Others say that
II they walt for orders they will not have any
machines u sell when trade begins. and VII
not bo able TO make them In time. These
men say there will prOpabiy 0e / 1000, 900 bicy-
Giles OF all sorts made this year. aui they sx-
pect bigger, sales than last year. 1t is estl-
mated b. these same men that l.. 600. 900 ma
chimes were made last year. and that 80. 900
TO 1000 or these are still on hand
The qua !antecS for this year will be for only
six months by the members Of tho National
Board OF Trade OF Cycle Manufacturers, but
outs ders like the Victor makers vii, give n
years guarantee as herct )fore.
CLPT. FRAZTER'S MALTESE CAT.
Jumbo. He Says, Has Learned the Trick