The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-10
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
sECEDERS FROM CENTURY ROAD
CLCB FORM an ORGANIZATION.

the Century Road Club OF America has ac-
quired an OUTLAW" proposition. In both the
East and Wost this year there has been dissat-
is'act,on with the present administration and
TO remedy matters few wheelmen In Oleve-
land and Toledo have thought 1t better to form
rival organization under the title Of the
American Century Wheelmen. than to remain
in the main body and fight for new methods
and new management. Messrs. Lasley and
Nsttleton are accredited with being the leaders
OF the new movement. which as yet has not
reached formidable proportions although ON
GERS have been elected. The Century Road
Club 10 inclined to treat the rebellion lightly.
although the insurgents are making a lot Of
Noise for their number. On such situation
the comment OF a man prominent In the N. G.
A.. who has become accustomed to being called
an outlaw" Is interesting. He says:
In this business OF instruction 10 all depends
whether you have cause to rebel. whether you
have chance OF winning. and whether the
victory 10 worth the fight. The n. G. A. has
won. The outlaws OF the L. A, W. received
cause to fight and the fight was worth while
l will not express an opinion whether or not
the outlaw American Century Wheelmen have
got chance to win or not. That might be
offensive. Really. though. do not see why It
is worth while to quarrel The q. r. O. and It's
new members pay attention only to the road
riding. In this there Is no chance for business
OF any kind 1t has not single phase OF
money making Tho most that any man can
gain Is distinction among cyclists. and to take
chance Of getting this he will have to work
harder than he does at something else In order
to make a living. or luxurious income. as the
case may be.
The quarrel is very boyish. What both sides
should do is get together and clean tho
n Thn oh hn 20
blood. adopt measures enabling them to gov
ern all road racing as we'll as centuries: issue
sanctions. authenticate records and establish
an alliance with the n. g 4. and get down TO
enthusasm; Just az thoroughly e. track racing
The first catalogue telling what 1000 wheels
that has refused 70, recognize the ehainess
STRAIGHTFORWARD course building wheels to sus-
tain reputation for excellence and selling
them at market prices without any frills or
The catalogue celebrates the twenty-tlrst
anniversary OF the firm as wheelbuilders. One
the state m ent that tho prices on the products
OF the firm in 1900 will remain unchanged. As
lean Bicycle Company this 10 significant.
mated as follows:
claw crank and one.piece hollow forged fork crown.
crank and spearhead Reinforced front fork and dust
proof bearings.
The bearings are said TO be- OF the two
point" character. The joints will be Visible.
lap brazed." Regarding one important feature
the catalogue says:
threads on the stem for the adjusting device below
handle bar Our adjusting device Is above the point
where the great strain occurs.
MT At d. hat IL int ftpry l. In,
these words:
The lower steering head ball cup. which su,.ains
II mn the OF BY he sSa made
to sustain much Of the strain that would otherwise
come on the tube.
All In all this flrst catalogue shows that the
changes are as they were last year. moro in
reference to fine details than to radical design.
In London there is continuous and clamorous
complaint that the Boobies" have NJ sppre-
citation OF speed on bicycle and that their ar
rests are as often unjust rs deserved. 1t seems
much superior officer 10 respect to the reg ula-
tion OF bicycle speed. In this city when a man
Ter 'sS5SsE he sasnsd Be-
It is different In the West. according to re-
trial. denieI tha: he was exceeding the speed
limit The officer. brawny 1rishman. took
How, fast was the prisoner riding ?" In
Quired the mag Istrate,
We'll, purity farsi. say
Yes. but how fast2
farsi" 20, ,r. u,o. 10. - ,nou :.
exactly how fast. Now tell us how fast. Was
he going as fast as man can walk or what "
The mssstrSS rat sRose impati"nty and Pat
standard Of com garrison With great spriGht'
illness and emphasis he replied:
"shure he was going farster than two mon
can wark."
The mechanical dreamers are still browsing
In the bicycle pasture. Some OF the latest re-
turns from the Patent Office show a choice lot
OF what the conservative manufacturers con-
slider as Nightmares. The talent SCENE to be
directed largely toward chainess driving
One freak comes from man near tho Patent
Office at Washington. He does not care II the
diamond frame has been accepted as tho one
Weight. but offers' perfectly perpend die
seat post tube with top rail and lower tube
running horizontally to the head post and a
psarance. all for the sake Of being able 10
have a down reaching tube through which
nected with the crank hanger,
~ The driving gear is something, wonderful.
one s on each side but tho Chains do not con oct
chain on each side is used which runs over a
cts. The inventor evidently felt mean about
letting this revolutionary bicycle be, patented
n ided n spring seatpost and thereby got more
benefit out OF the single patent without paying
extra.
A man from Christ Church. Now Zealan l. has
received a grant on chnin driven contrivnnce
that in appearance ia more homely than any of
the safetys prototypes. In this also the
diamond truss frame Is avoided. 1t is con-
atructed almost ovally and OF two pieces OF tub
ing bent from tn: head down 70 the bottom
the seatpost cluster and then back to the head.
It iH a spring frame pnd IN order to enhance it's
tine inventor has added springs to the wheel
hubs. The cut Of IT. looks Ike a soft thing"
scheme for com bin ing some level gears and a
couple Of connecting rods. A hevel gear 10
| fastened ut the crank axle as usual. but IL
double, and the power Is transmitted TO the
rear by means o! driving rods doubly fui-
crmed. Tho rods are encaRed. while the pnion
wheels ar0 LETT naked.
Bowling Notes.
Harlem Council Bowling Club will be governed by
the following officers during the ensuing year: a. A.
Wagner. president; Y Searles, vicc-prrsident; r.
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