New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
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rho ENGLISH cycling publications devote more
mace AT present 10 the free wheel as the 'o'S''
brake IS called on the other side or the A'''",'
than they do to any other subject !" me,
with cvrllne In this country many macii'''9
have been fitted with the ooaster brake. p"' Wv
,.,.rs nj such machines are not unlike those VII"
Two years ago took up the chainles-- lheN seem
determined 70 find out al about the com.
before they commit themselves Win 'hcn ~,
Go the veteran who has ridden cVerFthnS ''"
+ Tho oldtine boncshakcr. then the high wheei an"
The safetv from its beginning to the chainirss,
,oriol thought that he would Try that new tans'''
thing which permitted a man to coast with MS i,''
an the pedals Feeling like the youngstcr w'to
takes the unhroken colt out for ms mrs. ,,ciI ~
mount the wheel At once ne l''n" n1 ,ot1re
fo the average rider. and back pedlllhs - s,htpf
imp0ssiblc with brake Of TINS sort on IL VII
With brake Of this sort on Wh'ti ogr , yvh,oI
able 10 disnount from the right sue oi 'nt ,r
wei from ne lcii f"r al Ii'' over again but
he persistent. ana before ne m;,H 'Hc n, If
srrsu i'o,, I'm spraking Of his experience he su'i,
For the first half hour there was a ltV"',n' i,rk
,1oIlino hui am convinced that this feeling VIII
entirely disappear with more practicr so yY" , f
Ina themselves NJ sea AZ the start Even thr
chainess IS "a little confusing ''e "'S' ''''' '
ride it,
T., connection with the rides which frequently
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gold medals offered 10y the Yorkshire Road c'uo
ard other similar bodies there was one undertaken
recently by Mrs ". IIargrave Of Leeds his
woman rode the usual hundred mile course IN FIX
hours and forty-four minutes. So remark'ble was
this performance deemed for woman attited III
skirts and riding drop frame machine that il
was dscreditcd in many quarters. with tho result
that q Leeds man offered gold medal Tor Il repeu-
ton of the performance under caIeiuiy olroN,t
system All through the route Ihis "l.'l WI, a.,
anil.
/ uacemakers. made a further attempt VN,r, ,n,
course. again aiired IN ordinary rdims Shat 9,,'
mounted on a chainlcss drop frame H,''"i'
II Viii be- OF interest just now 10 add that me go
~ sly ii,, ,cc,trrad IN the homeward ride.
,bcn a cow stravod across the road and caused the
woman 10 o p Gftdan 9T minutes G hut Mrs Hagrave re-
/ mounted and finished the journey IN SIX hours ana
/ thirfv.seyon minutes from the time OF starting
! Mrs Lindsay Mrs Brush and Miss Yaiman; who
have made century records ia this country an r''
diamond frame Wheels.
4 veteran rider observes: THE principal pre-
ventive Of the side slip is common sense Ihere -
no bicycle which can be relied on to stand up I'M
dor certain circumstances therefore the rider must
| conduct his cycling with due regard to the condi-
lions I'm winter when the roads are expected 10
be slippery. the whoclman IS naturally more on MS
a-,ard one docs not want to ride fast on slippery
roads and thus tho danger Is robbed 81 half is
bn nor Of much importance to any fairly skilful
| and active rider. unless there Is Uanc a0out- II
grease dismount. riding is madness. IL may nboo
look well to be walking win 3cyce ,,o JrI Cre
easily endured than the verdict Of Coroner Jury
| Never attempt 10 cross wet car trucks ~ a."
/ angle
Almost oyer since cycles have been used II has
been generally thought that the steel tubes 81
which they are built crystalline by vibration. 80
,bat after machine has been running for year
ar two the tendency is for hreakages to occur par
ucularlv In the steering head. From what writer
in "The Scottish Cyclst" says Il appears that the
gree and is generally advanced TO cover deficiency
I'm the quality Of the tubing and faults in the man
ii1@d 70 the extent that many people suppose, how
much more must q metal railway engine De thu i
afected2 Compare. Tor instance, inc NlpIa'loH III
an EXPRESS engine weighing fifty tons or more ms
steel ureS Iunn i o. 49, more tban two nun
dredwcieht. and insulated by is pneumatic tires
Tho withdrawal Of the Touring club Of France
from the international Touring Congress has pu
an end 10 the holding OF a congress next year f.
Paris Paris was decided on at the internationa
gathering Of wheelmen IN London last summer. hu
/ ,sftonai meeting in a country when the leadins
organization OF that country does not desire II an'
would not countenance It. SO in all probability
the conference viii take place in Vienna, unde
the auspices o. the Austrian Touring Club Tn
Austrans are enthusiastic wheelmen.
The annual twenty-five mile handicap road race o
h- Kings County Wheelmon will be held thu
llempstcad- Milburn course. near Baldwins Lonl
Island on Election Day All the crack riders o
this club have entered. together with a number 0
new ana ambitious riders who may give them
hot race for the prizes. The honor of holding tn
Wilson trophy for the coming year also goes Il
mo winner.
other things being equal the nation POSSESSING
the best facilities for transportation and dstrbu
ion OF its product will take the lead The bicycl
has been Instrumental I'm bringing before the publ
the vast importance OF better highways.
combined match box and oller Is one OF IN
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