The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
AN ENGLISH CYCLIST FdVORs LIGHT
IIRES FOR WINTER RIDING.

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TIRES ron WINTER RIDING.
The Garnet Wheelnien OF South Brooklyu
VIII Move Into New Quarters on Nov. 1.
Fixtures Discarded by Bicycle Makers
Arc Now Being Used on Automobiles.
Rather a curious theory. one directly on
posed to generally accepted ideas. Is advanced
by an English rider. Ho contends that light
tires are better suited for winter than for sum-
mer riding, His reasons have much to COM
mend them. and are worth the attention Of
riders at this time. when many are contem-
plating changes Of equipment for winter rid
ing.
He says he 1nds tho light road racing
tires arc good in tho mud OF winter do not cut
! on freshly laid stone patches. do not side slip
as much as big tires and are not uncomfort.
| able. because most OF tho time In winter tho
roads are "padded" with mud. On tho other
| hand the narrow hard tires. except the best OF
them, bump distressipgly on the dry roads:
they puncturc easily. Vibration. 1t 10 agreed.
10 the CHIEF thing suffered from small tires
As one rides longer distances and at n higher
rate OF speei in summer a tire OF ! y inches
diameter is therefore better than one OF w
inches for summer use. unless ono desires to
scorch. while for cutting through the mud ot
winter the "srecd" tires will lessen the exer-
ton and the sido slip. While the road condo
lions IN England ul1cr from ours. ana tnero
are several things to be said on the other side
Of this proposition. the points made are toe
well taken to be UNDECIDED.
Every bicycle rider should remember that
muscles at a tension draw upon tho vital
powers. whether they arc aiding motion or
not. Thus an unnecessarily tight grasp upon
the handle bars. steadily maintained. contri-
tutes not little to the sum total OF drain
upon the strength in riding.
The Garnet Wheelmen OF South Brooklyn
will remove from their present quarters, 27l
Union street to 102 First place on Nov. /.
In their new homo the Garnets will have one
Of the largest and finest equipped bicycle
| clubhouses In tho city. 1t has been furnished
in every way to mako It ideal for tho purpose.
Organized in the spring OF 1897. by wheelmen
OF the Sixth. Tenth and Twelfth wards. the
club held its first Meetings ana had temporary
headquarters at 102 Third place until the fall
OF that year. whom it moved into its present
| clubhouse on Union street. whore 1t has beea
for the past two years prospecting.
This club strongly favors athletics and
great deal Of attention has been given to its
new gymnasium. 1t has two bowling teams in
the field computing for honors against some Of
the leading teams in South Brooklyn The
new clubhouse will be open to visitors every
evening next week
The near onship between the bicycle
and AUTOMOBILES is shown by nothing more en-
phatlcally than by tho designs for bearings
and various parts which. having fail to take"
with cycle makers. are now being brought for
| ward and urged for adoption in connection
with the motor vehicles. In some cases thess
IDEAS are good ones which were not practicable
or expense. but are available on the machines
where these matters are not such important
factors.
r, The Chairman q the Right, and Privileges
Gommittee OF the New YORK Division L. A. W..
| John Is, Uhla. want mako n
Restion about carrying n compass on a wheel,
or rather about not carving one. Any ono who
| tries II Ia bound to buy q lot OF com passes.
ing OF the wheel The best thing 10 tourists who
want to make charts is to remember the good
old-fa shicned trick OF using a watch for a com.
PASS. Point the hour hand IN the direction OF
half way, between the hour, hand and the 0g-
ures XII will he due south. II this is done
compass and find it a. close as any one except
mathematician could desire"
A man who boasts Of being a great observer
says that one thing which the short bicycle
skirt has done Is that OF making women more
He comments That While dainty Shoes are a
ruling passion with some women. there are
| many others. who although fashionable and
their footwear. The bicycle. skirt has taught
| in this respect not only on a wheel but at all
| times. he says. that there is much better
avenues.
The alleged lucky horseshoe found in the road
has lost its standing as q fetich with one rider
| who was formerly in the habit OF picking up
| such objects. TAX ing them homo and preserving
| them. This is because the last horseshoe ha
discovered III picked up with his tire and he
blame MS superstitious habit for teaching ths
tire h. trick H. had not had a puncture in
four years and this record was broken by ons
Of his beloved omens 1t happened on Hudson
street ut night. He did not see the shoe. but his
tire did and By means OF one of the fine broad
nails picked itup carried it half around and
flung it against the frame 80 as to attract thu
attention OF the collector. There was n hole
almost big enough for a lead pencil in the tire
after this happened. and as there were no re-
pair shops open the cyolist took a long walk up
town. Illuminating on his luck and how 1t WAS
broken. He left the lucky horseshoe in the
street.