The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

- Sliced free from tho other part, leaving a
ssPo1e between tho thin outer rim containing
suflcllently, large to S'e contain Iir1 sma Ii b BAH BEARINGS
om wnlcn tne rim r~oyolves, The action Of ms
imasin Eprocket can be pictured in the mlhG Dy
~" me the tiro OF a wheel separated irum
ti H. r ro. or rim by n series oC marbles anu ,no
ithm nv r9voiying, while the rim remains stationary.
power transmission. This entire mechanism
70 uiiio,osed and IT. has many good points, INC OF.
Cations %raun urged against y being on the t M iSan
SnaIn transmission and Is likely to be rondcrGu
Imperative when the wheel 10 thrown u httlo
IA New York manufacturer has devised n
mmnoSl with an adjustable frame so that ~ can
It can BE- converted ed"T from m'I a diamond nnS frame 10 a
aTop irane and changed from q wheel having
T. I2.lnch scatpost mast to one OF "A or 70
the wheel can be altered to suit the owners
Iahhey' The inventor OF this has also produeesa o
used as a substitute for u gear.casc. IL Is
Limane OF thin rubber, moulded in tho shape o, y
travels tgsSM S stoSnd w Vi ni i, G Seine 'S oScn SSi' at the
::prockets automatically by a sprcadcT; Within
the last two months, a. pneumatically driven
worked out, but it is doubtful ii they are put on
the market in any quantity next year,
summarizing the different styles OF whnels,
there will be ten, and possibly two or three
more, bowel gear cycles made on the same pat.
tern. Each OF the makers Of these bowel Fears
chain transmission. One of them will offer an
fnclosed chain rs n regular model, While TWO
others will offer gear.cases as an option WIN
extra charge. The leader in this company OF
ten, who is tho holder of the patents for the
bevel gear, will produce n chain wheel without
bruzings, tho Joints being screwed together so
that any rider can dismembcr the frame.
.Omitting all those makers of the styles pre-
viously mentioned, and considering thirty other
prominent cycle builders, fourteen of them VIII
put out n wheel with improved details of bear
option, while nine will offer an cnCased chain
wheel as u regular model, the difference being
when requested to do so and will charge extra
for 1t, while tho other nine will catalogue tho
wheel with, protected gear and charge nothing
offer n wheel with a cushion frame.
Brakes will be more frequently offered, which
ing their customer out of the brake notion"
Three of this designated lot will offer a new
back. p~edalling brake without extra charge, and
several OF them will probably offer on option
wheel. In saddles, also, the offerings will be
for which riders have previously had to pay
extra, will be offered on option by a number Of
Wheels will be moro highly finished as to
nickelling, enamclling, and decorative stripping.
Chased silver tips ON tho grips will h,c used by
n number of makers. and several will give ex-
preston to tho idea OF putting q Bprockct on
each side, of tho rear wheel hub, which oriei-
ago. This enables riders to change their gear
from q lower to a higher ratio simply by taking
out the rear wheel and reinserting, it reversed;
Crank hangers will next year be dropped still
lower with relation to the rear hub, probably to
an average OF 2t3 inches. The same size and
gauge OF tubing will be used, but there will be
u general strengthening of fork crowns.
There will be a great deal TO interest the stu
dent of bearings in next years models. This
will be not only in the way of new angles Of
contact, but also in some marked departures
in the relative relations of cups aid cones. \
tendency toward tho use OF smaller balls and
relatively more of them within larger races will
be noted. The craze for lnr,e balls is believed
to ,huye overrcaChcd Itself. The theory that
two balls under 500 pounds of load will hear
propJrtionatcly $50 pounds each. while four
balls of half the size viii bear only 1873 pounds
each, and therefore roll more freely and do less
cutting on the surface OF the races appears to be
gaining ground.
Prices will vary from S35 to 1928 in 1898.
The 1925, Of course, is for tho bevel gear wheel
of the licensed make. Quite n few makers Will
put out a 800 wheel. They will not make
many Of them, and the cataloguing of them will
be done chiefly to emphasize their claim that a
truly high.grade wheel cannot be made to sell
for less than 800, and that they make a strictly
high-grade wheel. A number of makers will
catalogue their racing wheel at 800, while
listing their regular road wheel at $75 and a
second grade at $50 or $50. These IRE manufac-
turers who have not made more than so or 100
racing wheels in past seasons, and expect 10
make fewer next year. Altogether prices will
vary greatly; the most popular price among
the best known makers is likely TO be $15, with
n few varying it from $50 TO $50. but there will
also be a number of manufacturers who con-
ceive that the popular demand Is for a reliable
wheel ut $50. and will endeavor to meet 1t.