The sun., 1898-01-03
CYCLING.

Lesna'S return to Europe from Amer
lea. after winning but one race, but,
nevertheless. carrying back with him a
small fortune, has been the cause of the
great foreign invasion of riders at the
present time. The glowing accounts
given to the riders across the pond by
LeSna seemed as a klondikc, and the
riders We're not slow to take advantage
Of opportunities that presented them
selves to come to this country.
All bicycles should be examined at
least once year. Even if a wheel is
kept in order and occasionally over
hauled by its owner some defect or
damage is liable to be overlooked. An
experienced mechanic should be engaged
to do this work. In this way wheel
may be made to last much longer th;n if
it were Eot attended to-
Michael never drinks anything but tea
and ale. He is Il great tea drnker. but
seldom touches water: and he never
smollrS-ncver has smoked, in fact, a
cigar or cigarette. He advised no vcgc-
tables, as they tend to Iattcn. and warns
off all highl Y seasoned ioods-chckcn
game, pies and pastry. He regards
coffee drinking as also being bad
None but expert riders can maintain a
perfect equilibrium going at a speed of
less han six miles per hour. Ten miles
an hour is only ordinary travel for Il
bicycle, and fifteen miles would not at
tract much attention. cxccnt when the
streets or roads are crowded
\ good bicycle with dccrn, use will
last six seasons or moro. and a pair Of
road tires Of fair weight may be ridden
from 5000 to 10000 miles Of ordinary
roads. IN English authority states that
a pair of tires in one instance was known
use.
Next season paced match races will be
all the rage, and. in consequence, there
will be- u great demand for naccmakerS
and multi machines. In this respect
Michael has always been well cquippcd,
hayin~A u manager who always looked
ahead and generally secured the best
riders available. Next season the little
fellows interest in this respect will he
well looked after The Item having it
on good authority that among his outfit
of machines will he two electric triplcls
-''infrrna' machines = the term an
piled abroad. The Inachin"s, It is said.
are now in course " instruction and
will b" shipped to this country prior to
he opening uf thr lSDS outdoor season.
Is tic bicycle or athletic girl a marry
ing girl? This has long been u muot1l
question: and in Our opinion needs very
little answering She who i happy.
merry and energetic in the fields and
lanes will he just the sort OF companion
hat a man needs tr brighten up Il e
place Il, home. \ man who is Il real
nan does not marry solely for his do
nestle comfor-hr can get Il house
Keeper if thu, is all that is ncrrsSarr.
the mani Y man'wantS hc'n- !
meet and cumradc. some one who is his
intellectual equal and sharrr in outdoor
sports. The athletic girl answers to all
his. which her ancestors very often
Jailed to do.
The latest tlinkct for Il bicycle woman
5 taDr measure. The silkcn tape is
'nclnscd in a little brass disk and bicv.
'lc about half an inch high, but perfectly
made, with rubber tires, etc., srrmounts
his pedestal. When one wishes to wind
lp the tapc the bicycle is twisted round
md round, and the tape flies back to its
eel.
Ankle motion comes into play lc-
Wee1 the two horizontal positions. for
ward and backward. A rider holding
lis wheel in check begins to "bark !
'cdal' from the time the ncda1 is in its
owrSt position. Evcrv bit Of pressure
which bears on the pedal from that time
until il reaches its upright position is a
back prda'iing' or checking feet.
\1anicstly, then. the ideal pedal action
caves the pedal absolutely free from
pressure while on its upward movement.
n how many eases is this done :? Yet .
ii riders who do not do it and allow
o much as the weight of the foot to be
fitted by the rising pedal are literally
working against themselves"
Gearing has just the same effect on
ider as has walking Everybody has a
atu,nl gear. just as with his natural gait
nd stride when yalking,and if such
icycle could be geared accordingly
ider could do better work with more
omfort than on gears that don't fit.
Wheeling, however. is much different
'om walking On, can shorten the
cps and reduce the gait when walking
fatiglcd, but when on high gcared
'heel he can do nothing but blame the
lachine for anything that causes suffer.
1g. At present there is Il tendency to
ear high for comfort and all round work
or short spins on level roads this is all
ght, but on long rides on the average
,ad moderate gears give just as good an
verage with less work and fatigue. (