The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19
Detroit and Erie toll road. Suit will be en-


Detroit and Erie toll road. Suit will be en-
| tered.
1t is estimated that a bicyclst can travel
| over fifteen miles of goa1 road on his wheel
! with less exertion than he can walk four
/ miles on foot
! The Christian Endeavorers of San Leandro
| have decided to erect a drinking fountain on
| the plaza for the special use Of bicyclists pass
| ing through the town.
Chieago's annual great bicycle derby will
! be run over the wheeling course under the
auspices Of the Associated Cycling clubs, on
/ Decoration day at the usual time.
! LET every woman remember" says an ex-
| perienced lady rider THAT the correct posi-
| ton calls for nearly straight arms. The bend
at the elbow should be very slight indeed
! There are no fewer than twelve good roads
| bills before the legislatures of as many differ
| ent states and in all the bills the creation of
a state highway commission is provided for.
! This shows that the continued discussion of
better roads is leading to era of action
Out of ,264 riders who were members Of
| the L. A. w. ten years ago, but l III remain
on the roll. Samuel w. Clark, who was the
! chairman of the first meeting. held in New
port, R. l., and who suggested the name for
! the organization, Is a Philadelphia, and
proudly shows his first certificate of member
! ship.
A Chicago man has invented new bicycle
| lock. 1t is fastened to the top bar near the
| head, and not only locks the wheel in position,
! but also locks the head so that the machine
| can be leaned against wall with only the
! handle bar end touching. The lock swings up
/ out of the way when not in use and is scarcely
noticeable on wheel 1t weighs only two and
! one4half OUNCES.
| A railroad bicycle has been placed on the
market by a Kalamazoo Mich, nrm. The
machine is constructed throughout quite like
an ordinary bicycle The wheels are, Of course,
! Hanged and fitted with soft cushion tires,
ene-third OF an inch thick and five wide,
! which cause the wheels to run noiselessly
over the rails, One advantage is that the rider
can hear approaching trains from either side.
! There is no jar, and owing to the smooth track
surface very high gears can be used. A good
| rider can average a speed of thirty-fve miles
| an hour on a long run on this machine with
ease. A hub brake with which this wheel is
1 equipped makes such a high rate of speed
1 safe.
/ A police ordinance has gone into effect in
i Philadelphia requiring bicycle riders and
4 drivers of teams Broad street to keep to the
| right. AS evening approaches the policemen
! patrol1ing that street are supplied with red
| lanterns they keep by them until midnight.
| AS a result of the new rule the street presents
! an orderly appearance, not seen since the CEN
/ tennial, when signs reminded the pedestrian
! driver to keep to the right.
| The Irish Cyciist says that cyclists who do
| not ride habirually almost invariably descend
| hills slowly. They seem to lack confidence
4 and dash, and crawl down inclines which the
1 more expert take at a rafting pace. 1t is
4 wonderful however, the Improvement they
i manifest after riding habitually with those
who do take the risk Of tumble. The ex-
\ ample Of the others has a stimulating effect.
Almost insensbly they increase their pace.
4 Their confidence and powers Of fast pedaling
4 improve vastly, and in few weeks they
4 double their pace down hill
The costumes of the women riders Of Chi
cago are somewhat startling to visitors, but
they do not attract any attention among the
residents of the city. Boomers are seen
! everywhere and knickerbockers are not I'M
common. All Of the women riders who still
cling to skirts wear them extremely short,
reaching but a few inches below the knee.
Leggings or Iong-topped shoes complete the
neither part of the costume Several women
riders appeared in the streets Sunday in short
skirts reaching to point just above the
knee, and high shoes. Knickerboclkers were
worn under the skirts.
An old cyclist observes that the style of
! garments for wheelmen has changed consid-
! erably in recent years. Five years ago,
says he when great many ordinary wheels
were in use, the riders were content TO pin
their trousers at the bottom and let it go
at that. But gradually the wheelmen have
become fastidious The nobby golf suits were
apparently invented for bicycle riding and
then the flowing boomers that could not bag
! at the knee were introduced Today every
! rider takes pride in his appearance. No mat
! ter how poor he may be he insists upon saw
ing enough money to buy golf suit and
! sweater and usually gets around to bicycle
! shoes and gilffngs. Thus fitted out he is off
! to the bOulevards. where fair damsels admire
a wheelman who is properly dressed.
In advocating walking steep hills instead of
/ riding them authority says: In ascending
/ hill on a bicycle much of the driving force
! is wasted in pressure on the ground and the
sleeper the hill the greater is this waste, until
I an incline may be so steep that all the efforts
! of the rider only press the wheel against the
! hill In pushing, this loss is much less, for
1 the bicycle is lighter by the weight Of the
/ rider. and he is on his legs the best of all
/ hill-climbers, for the waste Of power in walk
| ing is less going UP hill, the upward move
ment OF foot and body not being wasted by
/ corresponding fall at the end OF the step.
/ Even if this waste of force in pressure on the
/ hill could be eliminated the bicycle would still
| be a little disappointing as hill-climber.
4 for actual foot-pounds Of work have to be
/ done in ascending a hill, and there is. Of
4 course no power developed by the bicycle to
perform such work. for it owes It's ease and
| speed to its almost frictionless action.
DAYTON o., cyclists are well protected. All
] the street sweeping is done by hand, and the
! streets are remarkably clean. Every bit Of
4 dirt is swept up by means of hand brooms,
| the general effect being fine.
! One Of the best features Of the hand-sweep-
/ ing Is that all pieces of e ass, wire or tacks
/ are removed from the streets. to the delight Of
| all wheel riders Tt is well-knewn fact that
| under the present method Of sweeping the
/ streets here 1t is not possible to take I'D all
the fine pieces Of glass which may happen to
| be in the street. All Of the larger pieces OF
| glass are removed by the revolving brushes,
/ but the small pieces of glass the terror Of all
riders, are sometimes left to endanger pneu-
/ matte tires.
| j.,
| cycling enthusiast, and he bulletins the
weather forecasts promptly in the cycling club
/ house.
The rumor that the Rochester base ball
magnates contemplate building a race track
| within their Enclosure suggests the possibility
| that If the ball parks throughout the country
| would take this matter UP 1t would be TO their
| profit and to that Of bicycling. Idle property
| means idle capital and reduced earnings.
! Owing to the schedule Of dates, a ball park
| must be idle many days during the season.
| Detroit Free Press.
Tom Eek the famous trainer Of bicycle
racers. says: "In nine cases out Of ten the
reason for short breath is a weakened eondf-
| ten ri the lungs, whereby the air cells are
not enabled to act TO their full capacity.
! The steady Imitation caused by bicvcle riding,
/ ard the extra oxygen which the air cells are
! enabled to absorb, work marvellous improve
| ment, which win he rendered the more marked
| il the state Of general health is at the s1Tne
! time given due attention. At the same time
| persons with weak lungs should indulge in
/ bicycle riding in moderation, and be content
| to gradually build up the taking Of long
| rides"
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