The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-20
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on sale at 500 K street.
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A bicycle without any semblance OF
q. handle bar, but which is steered en-
tirely by the motions of the rider $
body, is the invention of Simon Metz
ger of Lima, Iowa. Many wheelMen
have the present type of wheel so COM
pletely under their control that they
can guide the machine in this way. but
only on smooth ground, whereas with
the bicycle of Mr.. Metzger this feat,
is rendered not only easy, but absolute
fy safe on all roads. In the construc-
ton of this machine the stem OF the
steering wheel is supplied with rear
wardly extension steadying bar, hav-
ing spring causing 1t to bear slightly
on a support This pressure is sufl1-
cient to hold the wheel steady, but not
great enough to interfere With its free
motion of the body. The fork of the
front wheel is turned slightly under
instead of outward, and the steering
wheel is slightly smaller than the 9TH
er, whereby the guiding of the ma
chine is rendered more easy The
steadying bar also offers means OF
steering by the hand in case of any
sudden emergency.
An invention for wheelmen Is the
combined cyclometer and watch, re-
Gently invented by J. Davidson of Lon
don, England. 1t is SO constructed that
the time and distance are both indicated
~ t1a iol lie
cyclometer is secured to the front of
the watch or is made integral there
with, and the arbor of the milehand
of the cyclometer is made hollow to re-
ceiye the arbors of the hour and minute
hands of the. watch, which latter ar
bors are made sufficiently long to ex-
tend through the arbor of the mile
hand and to project from the face or
dial of the cyclometer. Thus when the
hour and minute hands are in position
they revolve in front of the said face
or dial, which, in addition to having
the cyclometer indications, is marked
with divisions like the dial of an ordl-
nary watch to indicate time. The in
strument may be attached to any suit
able part of the cycle, but preferably
to the handle-bar, so that it can al
ways be seen clearly by the rider. The
cyelometer is driven by a flexible and
adjustable shaft from a starwheel near
the hub of one of the bicycle wheels,
which star-wheel is rotated intermlt-
tently in a well-known manner by
striking piece on one of the spokes of
the cycle wheel.
New York Tribune: Many people
believe that dreams go by contraries,
yet something happened last winter
which, if not exactly al dream, was akin
to peering into the future. In speak
ing of the lamp question in these coll
umns reference was made to the posi-
bilitieS of the future of the electric light
for the bicycle 1t was stated that in
time it might be possible to arrange an
electric light for the wheel SO that
when the battery was exhausted 1t
could be recharged by some contrivance
which could be attached to the wires
of the ordinary incandescent lamp. Now
a manufacturer comes to the front and
announces that this innovation has been
accomplished, and that the scheme is
feasible. The reader is left to Surmise
whether it was dream or an inspira-
ton. The directions for charging the
electric lamp are given as follows:
Remove the incandescent lamp from
electric fixture and screw socket in it's
place. Then screw incandescent lamp
in socket Remove the small incandes-
cent bulb from lamp reflector and screw
battery-charging tap in its place. Turn
on electric current and touch the ends
of wire to a mcfstened piece of litmus
Tn cut "a ri bQr ~
wire in the remaining hole. Simply
turn on the screw at the top of the
lamp, and if proper connections have
been made the large incandescent lamp
will light and the .recharging Of the
batteries begin, which, in order to OBJ
tain a full charge, should be continued
further.
According to an expert the man or
woman who is just starting to learn
to ride won't find any difficulty with
the free" wheel 1t is the Old rider
who has to unlearn his back pedaling
who finds it hard to accommodate him
self to the new system.
The rustic population of England still
| treat Wedr6TS Oh TdllOldl QTtSS with
scant courtesy. They still gaze and
grin when they see a motor. The
march of civilization is slow in the
country.
Nearly all Of the spring meets Of the
various divisions of the League Of
American Wheelmen will be held on
Decoration Day. Some of them will
include race meetings and all Of them
will have socfahle features.
Bourrillon, it is said. doses himself
with cocaine pastilles and other nos
trums prior to starting in a contest, a
habit stated to be in imitation of Mich
ael, to whom Warburton, it is said,
gave a draught Immediately preceding
| the start of a race.
Colonel Pope when he returned from
his trip abroad, where he has been
studying the trade, had the following
to say regarding the chainless wheel:
The maker or dealer who expects to
prosper must take up the chainless BIZ