The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09

quences OF a turn 10 the right. These suffer
snpe lrTR sG,t aaS made c SSSS 2 and The con
sequence ia that the superstition about turning
around is not only the r Rost conn SS so6 but m also
mishnps on the road due. to the inability Of, q
rider TO wheel right about or his oostinocy in
| VINO will not pump his tires before going out,
others who entertain similar sentiments eon-
corning fnlnR q lampand oilinR bearings, This
60 sla ssy OF his Eid %hS seIn IL p snSs I ee nHs 5sf foT Sa
immediate mount he should not venture
forth. This Is based upon . few experiences
awheel in shape to go out, the owner has met
NTH I accident opt. It iS E common n,nSr RRGtloP tb Th In
idSsss sSdddsnIy. grab ones HySseiH. and mount i
STb 5IteGtiR me eSR RaHe bssen any ha GGnfF o5iilos%Si msP EP prSSspFl
starts OF this kind that ,hundreds believe any
other Kind Of a start to be unlpeky. To those
causes OF puncture besides tacka, glass, or
sharp obiects OF any kind. A stout officer
time he wears a certain shirt hO 4 bound S,nS
century run because this puncture-causfng
shirt was the only clean one that. he possessed.
Still more comieal in the line OF punct1 1rm sn u
for repairing punctures ls wei, known. but this
discount" He is n twin in superstition to the
mB reIla w it Is p SoGnd to Sn rain. but %f that he al pre-
vent the clouds from weeping by carrying
II: In bis W words r. n his STORY iSsi,b cb have
never had a pnncture when / had gum q my
the only two times Tor months. that / was out
foolish to you. but 1 Won't mount my wheel
now until l have q wad OF gum In my mouth;
Walk h mg Wheel 90 p Su Tn'i I get Hn some sso'f / !" dong %H'tHs say
but when I Chew / don't get them; and when !
Wav. and therefore do / chew"
The household superstitions, about, splitting
new moon through glass, cutting finger nails
on Friday. bowling dogs, the 1qm Der thirteen:
field det by yG some riders. but, more Of them can be
considered to he dlstlnctiyely wheelmen's su.
perstitions. although It is indisputH6le th "a
dismount at a street crossing and others quit
starting out. The moon is taken seriously
hy more than a dozen or two who Hor II
tsSy hap %ay. tS lGSk t e. It an IN acc f &
Is likely before they reach, home. One man.
Who VIII snSsrSi t. be a dp5 hdil0 ssppasiPiI saY iSp oose ne o ~
funeral VI but he admits that he always waits
S Gegs 4 story Thar thsf det tiEis S0H ,E Esa TGG fSf alSns
teEHe" 0 tSat wa asG cr easRiust at Ninth ah' street.. He
slowed his wheel and questioned o himself con r.
S%sEhnlil e E Sa %as or de aGs rae ssOut two srO ofhe 81:
SSFES5s%P sssid{Ias e s s5Ssf ;er Res sSS on sSs as ssFs st4Ssf
by the hoofs Of a funeral coach horse and Sc
yerely hurt. This happening. he thinks. jnsti-
There are probably a score moro minor SUI
perstitions that affect cyclists and detract from
one healthy 9perstitionnt that few possess. which
is that II O wheel is not properly taken care OF
H a iik Its f ST bsTe is 5 b b9S f iacf." Il T, nj hls o G2easS we're ne
abandoned and this single superstition adopted.
riding a bicycle on the road might indeed make
paradise seem q tawdry thing to seek.
To THE EDITOR OF THE ~sUN-Sir: It is un-
chivalrous to cenSure women. and l suppose
thing that wheelwomen do on the road is likely
to be called a brute. want, however. to sug-
gest that; for their own welfare; women who
bicycle should not presume so far upon, the
privileges OF their sex as they do in riding three
and four abreast and obstructing the passage
horse or who drives a phaeton observes the
rules of the road. and why should she not do it
isolated instances in which wheelwomen disre.
garded the road rules. to, the discomfort OF
to complain. but I want to direct attention to
an abuse that Is common and one that causes
women to be injured. On Riverside Drive every
exercise spin before going to business. and
there are also many women WIG like 70 enjoy
ones are Very careless about the comfort OF
others and go along in parties occupying the
a scorcher. as is plain from the fact that / use
a66h gear. but whom l go out in the morning
taxa / Gay my q sp EfPt ap to sG Gfant's Il To @%e and nd SS% aeSi o S2
found parties, Of women riding abreast and
taking SO much room that no one can pass. To
mention n specific instance. it was only yester-
day morning that 1 came up behind a group Of
and chatting and wabblinG about so that 1t was
= fbaG Sn to to try ride d. go s GeSTe fhot aR I w pfb15l d.
too. Several others, going at q faster pace,
came up from behind. and they also were afraid
to make the attempt to pass the, wabblers; Not
because that would have been rude. We waited
tosee whether the iatrones would not show Hlit-
looking for an opening to slide through three
other women approached from the opposite d-
late on which side / had better fail when the
crash came. concluded to dismount In a
hurry bur TT Th sou others Rems 6e Idbbl9 me and az ie the oys same me-
others drew out to one side Just In time to let the
three, who were coming fast get past. That no
fact that the, three women coming down hill
were good riders. Putting aside the ANNOYANCE
polite about it and crawl along until ~inadyert-
emily the women afford the room. 1t should be
pointed out the danger there Is to the CIV women men
to the mel, also who often are guilty II In.
women the "McGinty Club from the east side
had come scorchinG along, the, quartet would
road. and some big bruises. Il nothing else,
ers got all the blame. Is 1t not possible for the
m to learn that the. rules OF the road re-
quire that they shall not ride more than two
a abr SsttP Pq fbs shall Mlbl kfee pr t9 fbt the seE riE p s snd Is 1t
and their own safety, for wheelwomen 70. heed
these rules? NJ. s.
New YORK.. Oct. 7.
As n result Of the lower prices Of wheels and
the refusal OF retail, dealers to ALLOW even 90
per cent. of cost on old ones turned in there Is
a growing tendency on the part of riders to
keep, W or more wheels: and TINS IS a factor
sales and increase the demand for light ma
chimes. A rider prefers to keep his old bicycle
rather than turn II in for an allowance OF $40 or
$50. and many therefore decide to buy q small,
light wheel for nearby runs over fine roads and
use their heavier old cycles for longer trips and
customers who buy two wheels Of the current
years make. one heavy and the other light.
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