New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
CYCLING.
WHERE REPAIRS TO THE PAVEMhN .
SHOULD BE MADE.

tn ,-sr HIS WHEEL. AS LIFE PRESENTER
ROAD RACE ON THE CYCLE PATH IN
BRooKLYN-NoTEs AND COMMENTS.
Tho members Of the New-York consulate are not
talking much these days but the members 'm',' ,
vidually are doing considerable scout duN. i"o
nlan Is 10 have members OF the organization take d
o,atr +.r,,torv and patro It carefully at stated
intervals In this way the officials are kept posi-
ed as to the condition Of the streets throusiou' '
city, and when dangerous places are lounu
prompt report OF the fact is made. There are many
places in the Boulevard which need lmheuia'e ie
pairing. In Brooklyn there are also places "hefe
renairs should be made without further delayt a.
some of the street crossings, which are npI pIocke
ed there are ruts between the ;a belS,a, ~ ~
Marks place is dangerous. and those AT - ooult M
and Schermerhorn and Court and Staer tbe % ReIpian
any better Heavy trucks passing over the PeIsln I
blocks soon wear futs between the blocks ana cy wne
wheelman hits one OF these ruts s,h ne ~ Gould be
avoided II the Belgian blocks at these ,Id iin
were laid obliquely Then bicycle tmGbe rT u'O ''P
over them without giving the rider tuihoie'
There is a young man in this city who has pecu-
liar ideas about cleaning bicycle. Inc man III
question is rather muscular ana ne can ui'Ne d
wheel along a rough road with considerab.s speed
He makes the trip to Coney Island occasionally
and every time that he does so he remains Oh inc
wheel when he reaches the Concourse. keeps right
on over the sand and rides his wheel into the ocean
He generally rides out until the water comes uP "
the crank shaft Then ne will turn and keep IN tne
water at that depth for several hundred yards vi
course the bearings get wet and rusty. but the mud
and dust are washed off the wheel and the rider
seems content. or course, he VIII rum MS "neei
In time. The chain invariably tightens up on MN MN
as soon at Il begins get dry. lie carries a piece
Of soap in his pocket and as soon as 'ne d
thor fthoronghiy m He says that the wheel all right
after that. This is great wheel" he said the
other day. Il don't know whether other @ bicycles
Uoull sta this of racket not Dut tnls one
does all right. why. this wheel is so light that |
have come to the conclusion that It would maze an an
to the end OF the Iron Pier some day and ride rgne @
off the end Of It into the ocean think mi rnS hht the
The exports Of bicycles TO various places from
this port for the week ending July 6 were as fol-
lows:
A,n,,ws:G5P-s cases bicycles 500; case bicycle ma
Brazii~S cases velocipedes SIT i2 cases bicycles,
sii3; cases bicycle material Sis.
Brt Bish Astra hast cases Sis bicycle material s
Bremen-44 packages Gag BICYCLES @ho' packages
British West Indies-is cases bicycles 1924:
Central Amerca-9 packages bicycles sS.
cles' SO; cases gaSS SSeiocipedes. ssS
Dutch West Indies cases bicycle material, 81.
Dubin-3 bicycle material $40.
Ecuador-1 bicycles. f35.
GenOa-l package bicycles, S5
Hong Kong velocipedes. s22.
Hayre-l62 cases bicycle material. 1898 2ei cases
Hamburg~a packages bicycles Acs2; % pack
ages bicycle material, s6l5. 40.
Ms7co-is sRS9l passasfs Ss!es sldycIes SeyIslef s 2
santo 0mng02 cases n,cHc ,TeScpedes aS
sundsvaii-l case yN Bicycles G' $40 @''''A'' ''''
sinm-ll4 packages bicycles, A.%1.
terial SO; IS cases bicycles 1922
VIENNA packages bicycle material. $50.