The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
BICYCLING ON THE SNOW.
Roads Tn Michigan Packed Like Asphalt
Vhere Wheelmea Ride All winter.

Reads I'm Michigan Packed Like Asphalt
Nhere Wheeimea Ride All winter.
That bicycle riding on snow 10 a. easy
a. on asphalt and 10 q phase Of the sport
largely enjoyed In oertain localities will
surprise many riders In this section. Ihers
are quite few enthusiastic about New York
who delight In getting out after . light
snow fail and hear the crisp coating OF the
roadway crunch under their tires, but the
Joy Of spinning over . solid bed OF snow
that " smooth a. ice and being sbls 70 do
this all winter il one that belongs 70 dwellsrs
in the Wolverine State. Regarding the
roads and the riding there George W.
Austin Of Central City, Mich. has yrittea
TO the Bicycling World letter reading -
follows:
Here in the Grand Travess region
Of northern Michigan. whers eleishine
usu ally commences about Thanksgiving
and lasts until April l.. We doubtless have
the best snow roads TO he found anywhere.
Wagons and bugsiss are laid away - soon
again until spring; the snow IL from two
10 four feet deep, and the main roAda,
where much hauling Ii done, are packed
hard and smooth beyond description.
ESPECIALLY where luInbsrins " going on,
becomes one solid bed OF Toe, six inches
ar more ln thickne~s and where snow
ploushs are used this track becomee -
smooth and hard ~ the ssphalt ssres'S Of
. city. and exospt when iresn snos Ne
the summer Two or three days aftsr the
hArds~s, snovstorrn one can often wsesl b.
tween towns without . disrnouns-
my bicycle II in almost daily ,ss IN va.
ter ss veil ~ In summer, and while ENJOY
the winter rides ~ much ~ 81 any Other
season Of the year. ] confess do not Often
larry in tho shAds VI the tres ~ Tie rosd.
aide There ere only few ~ ~. hovever.
Who seem 10 know tbs Ia.~sufs ~ shsss
frozen road. Most rdsTs are ~ ths opin.
winter, whsress u h. just the Fsvsrss.
After q f.~ miles ons tssonsss - oom'
fort aiJls - oAn bs end even ~tssil us iasf.
cory 10 l.rlos the 1sfo point ulsis " 6oshn,s
diSaeT..alAs alspu, u ons nah d. ysfssy
oonlf,bItails, aud thai 10 Iaofe usAh ] 80
sAy fof thee. y ho uss . n1i,s'
sI.asi winter I ~as on the jury ~ tie
county ,Suri nins inil.s di.isnii shd y
made ll.s ran sOsn aid sask sssis dsY
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