Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24

jorlty OF the cycling public are coming
TO the conclusion that the chainloss
wheel Is something more than the equal
Of the chain wheel.
That II Is faster has been shown By
the records made last year on the track
by McDuthe and others, records which
were much faster than any made pre-
viously and which were unattainable
by other fast riders on chain wheels.
one Of the strongest arguments Ia IA
v0r OF the chainess wheel Is tho fact
that racing men are rapidly describing
the chain wheel IN its favor. on the
road too, once a rider has got used TO
the absence OF lost motion and Gag OF
the chain he finds the cholnless an
swers far more readily TO the pressure
Of his feet than'the chain wheel
Taking the 1900 bicycle all in all, /
think II is the strongest wheel ever
built. The chaInless is as light as the
average chain wheel and the tread just
as narrow. We have brought the weight
down below % pounds and the tread 10
less than Ave inches. Attachments that
nc a chain wheel can be attached 10 a
chalnless, In several types the gears
can be adjusted externally with no 9TH
er tools than the fingers.
"As far as the outlook for 1900 Is
concerned, there is no surer method OF
getting at the feeling Of the public than
| from an examination Of the orders Of
/ the agents. find advance orders this
year nearly double those Of this time
last year. Letters which have receiy-
cd from agents also without one dis
senting voice predict lively year.
Agents are more in touch with the sem
/ tlments Of their locality than any one
else IN the neighborhood. II Is their
I business 20 be. From the correspond
I ence ] have examined ] find the most
enthusiastic comments on the general
| feeling.
"A great aid in popularlzlng the BIZ
cycle this year Is the fact that the
prices are so fixed as to 1T every pocket.
The highest priced wheel is the beyel
gear chainless at S75, and for those who
cannot afford this amount Of money
there are chain wheels at all prices,
from 500 down to s2s To my mind there
Is no possibility Of bicycles ever be.
coming cheaper unless in the course of
/ time such revolution In the mode ~
! manufacturing them is brought about
| by the aid Of new inventions as 10 per-
nit Of great saving in cost Of manu-
facture. That Is a contingency / do not
anticipate
Two attachments which attracted
much attention at the bicycle show
/ expect 10 see attain great amount Of
/ popularity this year. They are the
cushion frame and the coaster brake
and are applicable to chain and chain
less wheels alike. The latter is the
more popular Of the two and really
seems TO be the best bicycle attachment
| Invented in n great many years. II
promises to I'll long felt want and add
an additional safeguard 10 cycling.
/ Nervous and tlmld riders Will welcome
such an attachment as this. which en-
ables a rider to dlsmount at any point in
his progress. II also has the effect Of
being brought into use by the very ac-
ton Of dismounting. so that no matter
how fast the wheel is travelling It Is
brought to dead stop when the cycllst
| dlsmounts.
'The coaster brake permits the rider
TO stop pedallng on down grades or
whenever enough speed has been at
talned TO carry the wheel along without
pedallng II practically legallzes coast
| Ing because one can coast with the
! feet on the pedals. IL also removes the
drawback Of dead weight" from coast
ing. because the riders body is al
ways pclsed upon the feet. There are
several Of these brakes on the market,
but, believing that the latter day type
should be the best, l viii describe the
latest inventions
"The brake in one case Is applied to
the tire, the fastest moving part OF the
wheel. II is maintained by some that
brakes applied TO the hub stop the
wheel too abruptly, causing rapid wear
Of parts. In the above brake the
clutch Is simple, sure in action and so
designed as TO avoid wedging Of the
parts and all hurtful shocks in their
engagement. The brake Is Of the out
side type acting upon the rear tire. A
slight backward motion Of the pedal
from any position presses the brake
spoon upon the tire with a force easily
graduated and controlled, according to