The record-union., 1897-07-28
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THOSE
WHO BICYCLE.
Some Things Worth Knowing-The
Wheel Abroad-A Bunch of
Humor-WheeIwom

Humor-WheeIwom
The man on the rear of the tandem
Spoke quite blunt;
You sit so straight l can't see over
Down in 'front.'
His wife on the front of the tandem.
Answered: Jack.
Ill sit as [ please. You quit your
talking
Behind my back!'
WHAT TO EAT.
An eminent physician has been CIV
ing his opinion upon the most suit
able dietary for cyclists. mo nitro
genous food" he says, should be par
taken Of during violent exercise; in
deed, it is quite useless to eat, but
it is beneficial to drink in order TO
replace the weight lost by perspira-
ton"
Tea and milk are among the best liq-
uids to take during a long run; fruit,
too. is exceedingly good, and wheel
women who are starting upon tours
or who take all-day runs Will find
themselves and their digestions greatly
benefited by following this advice.
No greater mistake can be made than
to partake of an extensive meat lunch
con when an hour only, or possibly
less. is allowed for the midday halt.
Instead Of preparing the consumer for
the afternoon run, its effects are quite
the reverse.
RIDING AT NIGHT.
Apropos of the alleged danger of rid
ing a wheel at night, an old rider says:
ia
become cyclists because they have no
leisure for much riding in the daytime.
Let these consider the pleasure of cy-
cling between dusk and dawn. With
bell. lantern and a disposition to ride
moderately, the night rider is safe, and
perhaps a little safer than the day
rider. Streets and roads are practically
clear of teams, and the inability to see
the minute details Of grade, surface,
etc, leaves the rider comparatively free
from nervous strain. Hills are easier
climbed or descended, and bad places
in the road are more readily gotten
over by night than by day. This may
sound paradoxical to those who have
not tried it, but it is a fact. Beginners
are liable to feel timid at the start,
but soon find themselves proceeding
with a confidence unknown to their
daylight ventures. 1t is only necessary
to have a light to give warning of
your presence and to ride slowly, in
order not only to feel safe, but to be
safe"
WHO GETS LEFT.
A cycle man in London who ran up
against a big suburban horse dealer
a few days ago asked him if the cycle
craze had made much difference to
his trade He said he did not think it
had. He continued: I'VE are not the
people who feel the rub. We buy horses
and sell them again, but the man who
has been knocked by the cyclist is
the one who lets horses and carriages
out for hire. The swells who can af-
ford to keep a horse and carriage still
come to US although they may have
cycles as well. But with the middle
class they buy a machine, and do not
patronize the livery stable keeper. They
cycle when it is fine, and walk or stay
at home while it may be wet or threat
ening. That's where the hardship comes
in. It's the small man who gets left, but
the other, who buys at Aldridge's or
TattersalTs, hasn't felt it in the slight
est"
HARD TIRES.
The golden rule with regard to all
tires should be to pump them just as
hard as they will go so as to bulge
slightly when the full weight of the
rider is in the saddle. A tire which
is not fully inflated gives, perhaps, a
more luxurious feeling when riding, but
the damage which is done to the in
terror of the tire is enormous. The
slightest inequality in the surface of
the ground causes the weight of the
rider to squash out the halfinfiated
tire so that the edge of the rim comes
into contact with the road; the outer
cover being turned out the sharp edge
Of the rim naturally presses down upon
it. and in the course of time will wear
il out. The valve stem which protrudes
through a hole in the rim is dragged
by the circumferential motion of the
wheel against its side, and the air
tube being more or less free inside,
has a tendency to tear itself away from
the valve.
THE '9S WHEEL.
1--WE hear a great deal about new
tangled notions for '9S, said Theodore
F. Merseles the other day. ITO my
way of thinking the manufacturers of
highs grade wheels will not adopt any
innovations until they feel sure of their
ground. The established makers test
everything thoroughly before they put
their product on the market, and 1t is
only the little fellows who make the
public do the experimenting. If an
imperfect wheel is put on the market
no matter whether it be a chainless or
a chain wheel it Will react against the
maker of that wheel New York Trib
une-
WALLER'S CASE.
The friends of Waller, who won the
100-mile race at Manhattan Beach on
Saturday, July 10th. but was disquali-
fed, do not seem disposed to allow the
matter to rest. They say that neither
the referee nor the announcer told w.
F. Becker. who was pacing, to stop on
the last lap, as was stated. Becker,