New-York tribune., 1897-02-28

The inventor claims all sorts OF virtues Tor MS
machine The appended cut will give a fair Idea
Of the bicycle Many of the experts say that the
chainess wheel will be the machine OF the fnture'
and any new ideas in this direction will be watched
with interes, both by the manufacturers and the
riders The bicycle has lever motion Whlch
drives from both sides. 1t is said for this arrange
ment that there can be twisting strain on the
rear wheel as the power Is applied Independently
on each side II Is said also that unlike all otner
lever machines heretofore made. there VIII be per-
feet contact all the time. While at glance one
will compare the wheel with the old star bicycle
II is dissimilar in many respects. On the old ma
chine a brake was almost Indispensable. for when
the machine once started at good speeo II
was difficult TO stop it, In this machine II Is saio
that the rider stand up OH the pedais ana
bring the wheel TO stop In a remarkably snort
space The wheel base Is six inches shorter thah
the usual wheel base which makes parucular1yf un ~
stiff frame. The inventor has arranged sort ol
coupiE a. a. ab ma nine and it can be converted
into a tandem. Additional! levers are auueo go 10
these in front, and these extend 10 the rear ioi
the extra rider
In England there has always been considerable
demand for tricycles among heavyweights and
women VINO Do not care to incur the risk Of bicycling,
hut as the roads here are much inferior to those in
England and on the Continent they have failed TO
come into to any great extent In this country
until the last two years, when demand mas sprung
up. Probably few people know tnat there Is iaise
firm in the city which makes specially of man.
ufacturing triCycles in all sizes and designs, both
tandem and single for men and women. and the
fact that among the riders are such weli-Known
people as Sir Julian Pauncefote. British Ambassa-
dor: Prince Wrede. Commandant Bass and Mme
c. L. Kellogg -Strakosch shows how popular THIS
branch of cycling Is becoming. 1t is this company
which manufactured the Tnkham hanson, the
new style of cycle cab. which attracted so much at
tention at the doors of the Grand Central Palace In
the Cycle Show. 1t is neat little vehicle, and tray
els regularly between the uptown prahcn o. rne
downtown store in Warren-st., taking the manager
more conveniently and at greater speed than could
he accomplished by the elevated road or an ordinary
cab.
The adjourned meeting Of the Executive Committee
Of the League Of American Wheelmen held in
the Vanderbilt Building yesterday. All the men,
bers present. but no business OF any impor-
tance was transacted. 1t voted to take the
sum of 81 900 from the treasury of the main body to
be placed in the fund to aid the weaker divisions.
Resolutions were passed advocating the passage
Of the Bicycle Baggage bills which are before the
Legislatures Of New-Jersey Illinois. Colorado. Call
fornia and Wisconsin.
Skinner, who won the six days bicycle at
Chicago last week. made many friends the
test. He rode pluckly from the start and stalled off
his competitors in handy fashion. The wheel which
carried Skinner TO glory and gave him handsome
cash consideration was one of the truss-framed
Fowlers
A wheel OF tasteful design stamps the rider
person of refinement. The manufacturers of the
Tribune bicycle say they are able to show substan-
tial reasons why they make such claim for their
machines
Cyclists desiring to Join the League Of American
Wheelmen obtain full printed Information and
membership blanks by sending names and addresses
to the Cycling Editor Tribune
LONG ISLANDS CYCLE BOARD OF TRADE.
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