New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

passed: THAT, while the club cannot join the
proposed consolidation as body 1t allows me
| committee TO use its best efforts for those who
wish TO Join individuals.
A little book has just been published by Clar
ence stetson which will be read with interest
! by cyclists especially those who contemplate
! trip abroad The book IS compiled in handy
style and It can be carried in the pocket 1t is
called Why Not Cycle Abroad Yourself?" The
book tells what a bicycle trip abroad costs. how
to take II, how TO enjoy it. with narrative OF
| personal tours. illustrations and maps. Some OF
I the incidents Of travel are particularly inter
/ esting.
! Another new idea in wheel construction has
Just appeared in the West. It's appearance how
! ever. IS not clean looking as either the un-
covered chain or bevel- geared bicycle. The chain
! is inclosed in the rear stays. which are made
especially large for this purpose. The driving
! mechanism is a combination OF the Internal gear
chain and sprocket, and the internal gear travels
around the external pnon gear. eccentrically.
| on its bearings. The front sprocket is placed on
! the driving shaft between the bearings OF the
! shaft There is no side friction foot pressure
on the sprocket shaft For high gear the front
! sprocket is reduced TO nearly the same diameter
as the rear sprocLet. This IS accomplished by
providing for having the front sprocket make
] TWO revolutions T. OF the pedal crank or
/ foot The CranXs are ~ inches longer from the
| centre Of the sprOckct shaft on the downward
stroke than they on tho rear or upward
stroke. The momentum from the rear or driving
wheel has a Leverage ~ = 10 against the crank,
compared with the usual sprocket and chain.
The Andre roller gear develops an entirely
new principle In angular gearing, and is apple
able. not only TO the bicycle. but to all other
forms Of machinery whore uniform motion, high
speed and positive drive are necessary with the
least possible loss by friction. The gear can be
simply described as g roller gear. revolving In
contact with the curved surfaces of solid cut
teeth. one Of the advantages claimed for the
Andrae gear over all forms II pin gears is found
IN its line contact; the teeth and the rollers bear
on each other continually throughout their en-
tire length while in contact. thus affOrding an
abundance Of wearing surface. In all angular
pin gearing. heretofore point contact only has
been secured. The rollers crossing each other
as they mesh together and the point OF contact
being small. the wear IS correspondence great
AS our lives are made up Of trivial!ties, so, In
a large measure. the comfort and pleasure in
cycling depend on the small ;hings-those which
by many are considered minor details While
Il &c a comfort 70 know that the wheel rides
IS strong and that the tires resilient there
are other smaller things which 90 far toward
contributing 10 the real pleasure OF riding Not
the least Of those is :he brake. This accessory
IS receiving a vast amount q attention this year.
ard man.. riders who would not think Of having
4 brake a year ego now have their wheels
enujpped with one and some with two. even.
T. a large number Of cities there is law com
p.Ying all bicycles 20 be thus equipped. Several
now devices for controlling the wheel have been
offered TO the public this year one becomes
accustomed 20 a brake in short time ana those
who have once become accustomed 70 one VIII
no, ride without IT, Tho rider actually becomes
Inavare of its existence while all the time he Is
ENJOYING its efficiency. AID only when ne mounts
a wheel not 50 equipped does ne Teallze what
the brake accompiishcs for HIN.
Another chainlcss wheel which has appeared is
described as follows: The sprocket wheels have
straight teeth on the inner face on raised edge.
and the gear Is one that turns the corner by
means Of square-cut teeth That mesh directly
instead II by means Of bevcl teeth. The manu-
racturers say: 1t has generally been the accept
ed rule that in order 20 transfer power by means
~ c,cs from one shaft to another running at
right angles the cogs must be N-shaped and cut
on a bevel plane Spur gears have hitherto been
,,sad only for engagements between wheels turn
ing II, direct lire with each other. The new
I,,t,icse looks much like a bcvel gear wheel al
Orc, glance but a closer inspection shows mat
80. ,eeth ON the inside Of the front sprOcket or
ninion wheel. as well as those on the drlfhs
hiatt are perfectly square and mesh tose'hei
as spur gears
There was a public test. showing the strehsih
~ a bicycle frame under various S""'"'
and pressures made in Pittsburg on Maio" ~
The test was conducted by Representa-
from the laboratories Of the Carnegie HleeI I'm
nanv Zones & I.aughlins and the oll1eI "tee n
COMPANY and elaborate get OF ua." ,r mTS
attained thcrefrom showing the elaS.T nv
ultimate strength. and analysis pI "'''" NV
Information should prove interes''"S'
cyclists desiring to join the League % ''Ir
ran Wheclmen may obtain full printed ihlo'i""-
ton and membership blanks by sending ha m'
lIOH hI'N editor OF INC