New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY STATEMENTS ABOUT
COST OF BICYCLE MAKING.

COST OF BICYCLE MAKING.
CLUB RUNS ARRANGED FOR ro-DAY-coNpITIoN
OF THE RoADs-oTHER NEWS AND NOTES.
Much misinformation is afoat, and occasion
ally finds its way into some newspapers as to the
actual cost OF the manufacture of bicycles.
There is too ready tendency to accept state
ments on this question as truths without inquiry
into the trustworthiness Of the source Bicycle
making is a business in itself. whose figures and
details can only be known by those actually en-
saCed in Il. Estimates whose results are ar
rived at by merely adding material and wages
together and calling the sum OF these two fac
tors the real cost are far from true ones, and do
a great injustice to a great industry. AS mat
Ter Of fact material and labor are only two Of
many factors Of production. Insurance. inter
est on capita. invested guarantee made good
and putting on the market. including commas
sions and advertising. other but by
means all the factors. the last two named
amounting to very considerable proportion Of
The real cost. The prices at which wheels have
been offered. owing to last seasons overproduc
zion. by no means represent their real value. or
even In many cases so much as the actual cost.
In most cases. the astorishingiy low figures
quoted arose from the absolute necessity OF dis
posing Of wheels by manufacturers at any price
70 aver; complete financial disaster. Men with
large capital and ready money took advantage
~ the misfortures Of the trade 10 buy at their
own pric" and realize quickly at small profits.
There has been a small and conservative output
of new wheels this season, and the evils OF over
production thanks 10 the big demand and care
}u!y regulated supply. seem likely TO be RENE
died before the year closes. A grea. response
bility rests upon the press TO support this new
and great industry. which is entitled 10 as fair
treatment as is accorded other lines Of manu-
facture Utterly untrue statements as to the cost
Of bicycle manufacture crept into some papers
last wear and contributed not a little 10 the
disasters that visited the bicycle trade last sea-
son. THIS year too. similar Injurious and IN
rrustvorthv statements Of cost of manufacture
have been allowed 10 appear in columns claim
ing friendship for this new trade. and asking
much from il. These statements have not only
beer utterly untrue in fact, but altogether un-
sai- 10 what has become a great industry well
worthy the nurture of public and press
With fai- weather to-day there will be innu
r,erable club runs Some OF the road conditions
not mentioned in The Tribune yesterday:
o-ange-aIacadam roads good dirt roads fair.
Washin s tonville-An roads very dusty
sea Clif1-Macadam roads very gocc, art ROADS
Ia unrtitnsjon1Roads good.
Patchogue-Dirt roads in excellent condition.
brooklyn Macadam roads fair, dirt roads sandy
Plainrold-Macadam and dirt roads far.
Some Of the more important club to-day
sre follows:
oum CIuS wheelmen-Over Irvington- Millburn
course, leave foot OF Liberty-st az 10 a. m;
Arcarun Waeelmen-To Coney Island; leave Ho-
New York Tourist wheelmen-To orange. start
irg a. 80 a. from No. y East Thirty-fourth-st
YorXvlle vheemen-To City Island. starting at
9 m from No. 2l5 East Eighty seventh-st
a. 2 a. m. from Twenty-sxth-st and Madson-ave
PARK Club Wheelmer.Io CITY lslend, startihg e.
S a. from No 1872 Fast Northumberland
Iwelftn-st. NJ.
and For Hamilton. starting al a. m from state
r., BROOKLYN .., 49,.
South Brooklyn Wheelmen-To Tottenville, start
IN ~ 3 a. m from No AS Ninth-st, Brooklyn
Paramount Wheelmen-To RIVERSIDE Drive, start
;rs at a. m. from No. l2l Fffty-third-st., Brook
Long Island wheelmen-,To Freeport starting at
S from No 1.2l Bedford-aye' Bro9klyn: ao
[ n from. No. 5l2 Fulton-st. Brooklyn.
Prospect Wheelmen-To City Island, starting az
Waverley Bicycle Club-To Rockville Centre
starting at $50 a. m from No 2lA tuiton-st
Fresh-Air Wheelmen-To Rockaway Beach, start
.ns a, a m from Court-st and schermerhorn-st'
Empire State wheelmen-To Paterson. starting at
Red Hook Wheeimen-To Coney Island, starting
At a. n from Red Hook c. -.-.,- o..
Eas. Orange Cyclers-To Painfied. starting at
J.Tse City CLUB whssjjmen77TO POmp!on: starting
L n from Jersey City Heights Jersey C p0,;la-
~ sa5 o IG9 a m ff2m ssS,h a,
az M FROM rom No ii96 Parksvs Hackensack
clio Wheelmen-To Plainheld, starting at a m
= D-fender Wheelmehs-To Coney Island starting at
Is m from Prospeci, PARK BroT T w. 1s,srd
81 ing al a. m. from Ross,st, Brooklyn. .
Bushw.ck Wheelmen-To Patchogue starting at
Williamsburg Wheelmen-To Patchogqe. starting
.rfs EngleWOOd.
r.. 10 a. m from Coney lsland-ave. BROOKLYN
, a, - " Xo 10s vest Fourteenth-st
Morris Wheelmen-To Hackensack. starting at $3.50
Naraattsn bicycle Clnb-To Yonkers. starting at
q a. IT from No. 205 Wesr F1ftycseventn-si a.
P.vars.ae Whselmen-To Patchog1e, s,arung al
, ~. from Bedford-ave fountain BROOKLYN TO Gov.
Huickcrbocker Athletic Gun w nee
zen CITY starting az a. m. from forty-siX'h-s''
VsvyyoTk Athletic Club Wheelmen-To Travers
lsard starting 10 a. m. from Fifty-sixths'- ana
T,cfysior Bicycle Cubic New-Dorp. starting
D. 81 a. m from Staten Island Ferry "a.
Century heeln,en-Century run, starting at o;Se
= fr9n - ~ Workers. starting a;
80 : n from No. 1856 Park ave.
RoTal Arcan1m-To Workers, star'ihs a' a. III
fror six,eth-st. and Boulevard ,,-.... s,.-.,ru
N Wheslmsn.0 Rysrs Sss P RirSih s2ens
Li,coln Wheelmcn-TO Totterviie, starring al
from No 22s Eas B TO- pHago, Point start
,rr a, s.f m from foot of West Forty-second1st.
&nrorita Wheelmen-To Valley Stream starting
New-York Postoffce Wheemen TO Nan l.eS
s'feam, starting at 1890 a. m from NO Zo WIZ
/ INST -.,--, - C,.,
Harlem Wkeelmen-To Ridgewood ana CCIy
Island starting az a. m from NO. 4 west O"e
hundred and vyenty -fOurth-sr. .,.
Mount Morris Wheelmen-To Bayonne' stsrun9s
r. q 4 n from No. Is East One-hunoreu-ai'u-
i~eifth-st
Governor Black has just signed the bill pro-
v,4irg FOR the punishment OF persons who unlaw-
fily drive any team or vehicle. except bicycie
upon cycle paths. The first section or the Dill
reads az follows:
a person who wilfully OF without any au-
thorsiy or necessity drives any team Vehicie