New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-14
CYCLING.
ELECTRIC TRICYCLE. AND BICYCLE
NOTES AND COMMENTS

With the army of riders seen on the roads re-
Gently It was natural 10 suppose that the bicycle
repair men were doing tremendous business. one
OF the most popular dealers I'm the district was
@ Ne ssd # h wn sp GOOD 5n no as gs
as he had anticipated. THE American manufact-
Few years and II is remarkable how little repair
ing Is needed. The popularity Of the chainless
side OF an occasional punctured tire the owner OF
rag and wipe the enamel. But a sim more i'm.
portan item the fact that the majority OF riders
have learned AL about the bicycle. and they
make the repairs themselves. merely coming to us
in now for an extra link Of chain or rIbber soli
ton in tubes and go home and make the repairs
better than any we ever put out before Here is a
, 6eySe which can h sell to You for $40 which
years ago for 800 1t is also remarkable how
tire Today for Sc which is reay better tire than
the ones we sold at from s. TO 81 two years ago
what Is needed and l would not be surprised II
the new wheel should turn out to be front driver
young man not quite twenty years Of age and
living not many miles from Printing House Square
has been experimenting with electricity with the
idea OF applying that power to bicycles and tri-
cycles Heretofore motor machines Of this sort
have been propelled by gasolene The young man
with an electric battery and he has already turned
out an electric tTicyce which he has used on the
scheme VIII prove to be all right; He is now at
pleted. will not weigh over one hundred pounds ac-
cording 10 the inventor.
There is direction in which one can turn nova
days without finding equivalent signs Of cycling
prosperity. Even the League Of American Wheel
men. which was the steady decline for two years
is feeling the healthy reaction following depres-
sion that is general The tremendous weekly
losses IN membership have stopped and a number
or the State divisions are gaining steadily.
Some Of the English critics are finding much
fault with the coaster brakes there the asser
ton being made that they not as sure as hand
brakes. and that il is impossible for rider TO move
his wheel backward with hub brake. The learned
men OF cycling in England have evidently not ex-
peTimented with the coaster brakes of American
manufacture. The bicycle can be moved backward
for any distance without the tire skdding over the
ground
One OF the pleasant tours for the present is from
either this borough Brooklyn to Interstate Park
Long Island, the winter and spring home of the
trapshooters. The park is Queens with good
roads leading 10 ii from all directions There are
golf links and plenty OF room for other sports and
recreations.
The Postofice Department will make an exhibit
at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo 1t will
show the improvements made in quick delivery OF
mai matter, In which the bicycle will play i'm
| portant part.
| by the American Riders Cyclists Union Butler is
refusing to with the professionals when the
MneeiInen- Butler fined $500 at the time bv
the riders association, but this too has been re-
| iitted IL is said that Taylor was compelled 10
I pay his fine when he relnstated last year