Evening star., 1897-03-20
BI vel E BRlE E F S

A census of tires was taken at the New
York cycle show, ard II was found that out
of 1.Gpi wheels exhibited there were $50
fitted with single-tube tires. No record
was made at the Chicago national show of
the two kinds. in Boston there were 137
wheels on exhibition. of which 591 were
fitted with singie-tube tires
The export trade of cycles and kindred
Industries from England to foreign eoun-
tries during the year of 1895 amounted
in value 10 1.sfD.9.2 pounds sterling.
against 1.3Sti, 42o pounds In 1898.
The bicycle voice is the latest thing +
tributed to the bicycle. 1t is asserted that
wheeling. especially with the mouth open.
has a detrimental effect the vocal
chords. the strain on which is much worse
when the voice is subjected in an effort
10 keep UP a conversation while riding.
A concentrated effort will be made by
the English bicycle manufacturers to have
the British parliament place a heavy f,uty
on American wheels. in an effort to keep the
manufacturers of this country from COM
petiEg with the English concerns.
One of the novelties recently placed on
the market is a veiocipede wagon. The
steering wheel is placed in front while
the motive power is applied the same
principle the bicycle. the pedals being
fastened about the center of the body of
the wagon. with an open slot for the
working of the feet when seated in the
wagon.
A new combination bicycle lock- primar-
fly designed to be built with the machine
has made its appearance. The lock fits
around the top bar of the frame near the
head. ard when closed prevents the head
from being turned. With large number
of figures number of combinations ia
quite large.
Last year the value of American wheels
shipped to Cuba amounted to s4.ss3.
Inc bicycle craze has reached the Ha-
waiian Islands. and stock company. with
a capital of $1,000. has been organized to
bufid third of a mile track at Honolulu
Frehchman has invented a spring.
frame bicycle. this spring being inside
the top tube. for which a number of pat
ents have been obtained. 1t Is claimed
that long journeys over the mountains as
well as more than 800 miles In Switzer-
land prove the good working of the ma
chine
1t is proposed in a good roads bill recent-
~ introduced in the New York state leeis-
lature to annually levy a tax of one-tenth
OF mill TO be known the state high
way tax, the money thus raised to pay the
commonwealth share of the expense of
highway Improvement
In Minnesota town a number of local
riders pooled their ready cash. purchased
STOCK Of wheels and opened a cycle liy-
cry. TIE venture proved successful. and
enterprise.
A horseless omnibus has been introduced
III London. equipped with storage batteries
and having an upper deck that will carry
nity-four passengers.
me rubber used In bicycle tires comes
10 tnls country in large Jumps, or bis
euits, as they are termed weighing all
the way from 25 to 100 pounds Brazil
furnishes the best rubber coming from
the reglons of the Para river which brings
iom 40 cents up to 81 per pound This
iuoner Is preferred to any other on ac
count or the care exercised in coIlectine II
insurance companies in England are ex
Pecled 10 put up their rates for insurinr
race meet gates this season. owing re
disasters in the past
bicycle race was recently held at La
hota, N D.. In which the contestants rae
20 partly through the snow 1t was term
ed a mixed race * "
An ordinance was recently introduced in
ms Chleaso city council requiring I,icv
cles 10 he provided with a bell or whistle
ana limiting the speed of riders to four
miles iIes an hour while going round street
sofhers. uTder penalty of a fine of from,
~ 10 slp for each offense
An enterprising cycle club of Nisso,l,
mont, has raised $1,000 to build and eo,i,
q hrst-ciass club house and ouarter-n,iIe
tiIGh ,ciay) on ground owned by the chm
me hearny township committee OF New,
1eIses mas adopted resolutions renuestinp
tHe legislature TO pass the good roads act
permitting them to issue $4,000 worth ~
pohos. 10 be expended at the rate of s.il oOo
per year. for improving the roads IF tbe
township. ~ u the