The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-04

back In nine cases out OF ten women who
| look and feel awkward or wheels do 50
! because the seats and handle bars Of their
machines are not properly adjusted
The accompanying pictures show some
az the many shades Of differences between
the right position in which woman may
ride gracefully and easily and the wrong
positions, IN which she IS sure to look
awkward and uncomfortable. Many
women may md in these pictures too.
hints that viii hepl them 10 correct their
styles Of riding ard enable them TO bot
ter enjoy at exercise which has been only
half pleasurahle "a the past. because they
did not know how 20 follow IT,
With the Saddle Too Low.
Il il easy "a see what is the din -uIty
with the woman shown in figure No l.
what II is ,tat makes her look as Il she
were working a sewing machine rather
than riding wheel. Her saddle Is tho
low. u It were raised 20 It's proper height
hep knees would rot pump up and down
before her chin wftn every revolution Ike
a pair OF piston rods II :; were "a Sad
she would have A decidedly better appear
ance. her skirt would hang better. she
would ride more easily. and X would nor
- hard for her 20 guide her wheel as i,
certainly s. in the position in which she Is
shown.
TIE awkward position shown in Hggsrs
NJ Is the result - having the saddle
GOO FAR back from ths handle bars 50 taat
the rider can Just reach The steering @pra-
ratus ana 10 more. and so ;hat she has 10
push forward on the pedals almost az
much as down in propeillug her wheel
The position which that adjustment OF the
machine gives makes the rider look IS 4
she were trying 20 keep her SEA, or
backing broucho from watch she was *
pe,tiRg - re thrown ~ AIRY instant u
the saddle were brought forward a Et-ie
and raised sishtjy the position would 70
gccd EAe lady would he sitting ever The
pedals teo. rather thsn behind them. ard
woun- have enough o. ner weight m tie
handle bars 70 guide her machine easily
ard safely.
There Is s3eh th.nx. however. as hay-
ing The saddle too far forward and too
hiEh. ss - ~fcNn i1 figures 3 and 1 which
illustrate positions 1ust ,ke reverse ~
those in the figures explained above In
txere s tAf RIDER hss tae appearance q
climbing steep esu sna ~ work "a very
har4 IN :ne ascent Simply because her
saddle Ia t0H low and .oo tar fsrx avs
She has 20 push back on ne~ petals rather
than down. ard nas not roam enough Pc
tween The saddle ard he resa}s to give
fan <wt1E 81 her knees Raising che se5-
die ard pGtt}ng IL back l..lIs woaI5 size
tae rider srscefal ana easy position.
With tac Seat Too High
TIE difficulty shcvn to Squire Is 80
opposite - tast 81 ~xare i-taa saddle e
TOO hjxh. -he vlsar zas - -in forward -
cr1sr 10 tcs2ea she har*ls bars. ara her
toes t.lsE rH3es rse pedals wasn EkeF ara
a. tSetT i9wC>t pcs1t TIA MAKING a rexafa-
tian- T5s- Et.ttIie SIS, perhaos re cuest
firing ta8t caA ne assanse3 cv = rsEer On =
long Journey. as g. throws the ens}re t.ssv
Cas Ef rse~i ttos- e 91f- -7rzsu- wsosf# ~
ccrres. X gre saddle wers ioaa~es s- tHne
Use g. a. aua aan-ls hars c s}s3 b reAee &
easily as5 tEe lazy @-oase ac8 recstnz
ma@ easier ana more pfess5rasta raaa
sae car ia tse 4ft.lu3e .G waica SIZE "a
seovn
Ati t1~t Isl necessary to T.a&e auv cs .Ae
Cea-r SEES ss1 <e>Eet ar1 se G.5fssst X eeeLs 50
tasf .hc rt3ers can Ioek aea He co-.g1~-s, 81,
rat1sr ,aan Nks.kvd and aacoc3soreaele Is
z0cake> @geGc1 sG4 a Gt.}s colr-sa.
senss VIA tnlse Esssiy a4 re changes
t-aE ars oeress4~y to TGf wo@eu. va4ass
o. sNeus- ooc-si1E caa p. Effected
a proper 2oss-to1 esc = woman oa -
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sirs ta=-fE ar1 Sr2cee13.y 4c4 t1@ w1r& =
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ezeTse4 as as * sas 1ers So ros a-Ev
IosAs wei s1J }sAS a p1ssEloc GH WEbce c.
c1l< exercise - p.Ag rather tAaa a e~or.
ara teEe,scl2l ra-2av t1za aErst1-
Eare are l@o go1ss r-tas FOR Hsusu .ar1
r,en SIS ve.N % :a452s Tn a. 5zsrsnx ,Asl~
sa4tases aa8 1zr1Is asrs.
Save TIE sa12ie SO HISS tast the aeei Of
ere t1@3 .ftst ~earssS abe pNsza. q ~ e Is
a - .yaesc g9sag- That w.tl zlsou %
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have y2e 1&E1se a%Ts ~ adjusted 50
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