The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-06
WHEEL NOTES.

In new ice bicycle the front wheel is
removed and the forks set in small run
ner, the back wheel being armed with sharp
spikes set in flexible fabric and wound
in the surface of the tire, after which the
wheel is set at the proper height by means
of a trussed frame attached to the back
runner.
The queen of Italy, who is a most en-
thusiastfc cyclist, has presented her daugh-
ter-in-law, Princess Helene, with a magnifi-
cent bicycle. 1t weighs eleven kilos-or %
Pounds-the frame is richly gilded, the han
dle-bars are of the finest ivory, and it is
ornamented with the arms of the royal
houses OF Savoy and Petrovitch.
London has been invaded by band of
women bicycle repairers. They have long
list of customers, each of whom is visited
once a week. These women are familiar
with the different parts of a Wheel having
studied at bicycle school. and are compe-
tent to make all needed repairs. In addt-
ton they give lessons in riding.
Two cyclesmiths are attached to the COM
pany of French military cyclers. They ride
a coupled bicycle and carry spare nuts, tires
air chambers, files, hammers and other arti-
cles to repair the machines. A van is at
forge, box of ammunition and spare wheels,
together with the mems knapsacks and Of
ficers' valises.
Man may we'll take warning Popular as
the bicycle is and valuable it may be
as modern convenience, the sentiment that
demands care in its use, a regard for the
rights and safety of the people who con-
tinue to go afoot, is too strong to be ignored
or resisted. When the courts get around
to the careless "scorcher" some proper ex-
amples will be made.-Kansas City Star.
Lady Randolph Churchill, in the most
stunning of tailor-made suits, is creating a
sensation on the Paris boulevards. This
smart new costume is of pepper and salt
tweed. The close, high vest is of black
MORE silk worn with white linen collar.
The skirt comes to the shoetops, and the
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distinctly English in cut and style.
BY leaps and bounds fairly expresses
the bicycle trade in New South Wales dur
ing the past few years. writes Consul Bell
1896 wheels to the value Of over LOCO, coo
were imported by cyclists of New South
Wales. The United Kingdom sent over $780,
600 worth, while American manufacturers
placed $247, O13 worth The balance was OBJ
tanned from the various colonies of Australia
Canada France and Germany.
1t may be uncertain whether the standard
price of the wheel next year will be $79 or
lower but it is not so about the guarantee.
The guarantee will go lower than six months,
dealers say, with all but few manufacturers.
Next years guarantee will range from six
months to three months, according to the
grade of the wheel. 1t is claimed that lib
eral guarantee puts the manufacturer at the
mercy of the INSCRIPTIONS rider. AS a rule,
the best manufacturers will always replace
broken parts. though not required to by the
guarantee. A similar policy will probably be
pursued next year, but considerable discre-
ton will be used by the makers. Manufact-
urers are now wide-awake to the existence
of beats"
A simple manner in which stretched chains
may be restored to pitch is to take a taper
punch and drive it down between each pair
of side bars sufficiently far to spread
them enough in the middle to draw
the center blocks up to pitch again, so says
an authority. This will make an old chain
run with the semblance of accuracy fol. at
least short period of time, but the method
fails as a satisfactory measure in that it is
impossible to shorten chain in this way with
any degree of accuracy. Everything consid-
cred, the best thing to do with chain that
has stretched to any considerable degree is
to throw it away. When a bicycle chain
reaches that point in its career when proper
pitch is, no longer one of its qualities the
worst thing that can happen to the running
parts of bicycle has happened. A chain s in
not only is the cause of a very miserable
transmission of power, but it very quickly
cuts the sprocket teeth until they, too, retain
no sembIance of their former size, shape and
pitch.-SiouX City Journal.