Show I 11 j t I Winter Cycling and Its Pleasures j lIE HE cyclist who neglects his pastime I CUE t In tho the winter months month knows only on I It t E half bait Its possibilities of pleasure I j There is 13 a n good deal of ot mud In lu winter I i cycling It la Is true but mud mull matters lit little t tio tle to the tho sportsman who bo la Is prepared for lor forIt lorf forit f It iL itI I 1 1 In ho first place ploce be ho has lias a 11 cycle on onI j I I purpose for winter riding Any old crock crol t tI I I of ot a n machine will serve sene It watteN not bor hor bo shabby It Is so DO long ns as It Is strong I sound When you ou buy a 0 new cycle i keep the old one ono for tor bad weather riding I or If It It ft Is BUll too good to bo subjected to tho the trials of ot winter roads sell Bell It for tor foras foras as ns much as nB you IOU can con get Jet and spend half halt j 1 the proceeds on a n worse wor e one oner r 1 I I With a 0 secondhand machine 1 a n suit of ot old clothes anti on a 11 stout pair of ot otI j I 0 boots you can lau h at nt any amount of ot otI I t mud t 1 If It the plated parts of ot the tho cycle have havo havet t i been well coated with vaseline and the thet t i chain has baa been well ell dressed with black lend knit and aud tallow a n monthly cleanup will willbo t i bo be sufficient for tor the time machine Your YourI r I clothes will probably want cleaning after a I each ride but mud when dry dr generally yields Ields easily to the application of ot a 0 knife I and a 0 stiff brush brash I There Tb re uro are compensations for tor the mud mod modIn madIn In winter riding There Thero Is IR no dust and I thero are no files flies Yon You can cnn breathe clean cloon h air even oil on the busiest roads and ond though g the tho passing motor car may contribute an 41 ounce or two to of ot the American continent I I to your riding weight It docs does not nat no leave I behind it OR OJ In 10 summer Bummer a n long at nt atmosphere atS S I of ot flying particles You will find tho the going heavier than thanIn I i I In dry weather but hut this Is not altogether a o disadvantage for tor It compels exertion and exertion Is the tho best producer of ot bodily boll III warmth You will have bavo to 10 walk walkup walkup up moot wont of ot the hills hUhl you meet and nud this will prevent your our hands and feet teet from feeling cold when riding downhill and on tho the level leel It la is n a mistake to wear very er heavy he clothing on ou the body but the gloves anti ami socks should be thick anti u mm sweater should bu be carried on tho the bicycle to be put on If It you jou OU should bo ho compelled by n a punctured tire or other accident to stand standstill still for tor n a time Thus prepared for bad had rondo roads and ond cold winds you will find that the country pre pro presents proSanto Santo as US much Interest and beauty In 10 winter as Oi In lu summer BUmmer You wilt will find that though tho the roads ro ds may be heavier healer In the tho country than thun in 10 town they theT less slip Bill slippery slippery pery per and that their mud Is less offensive You will wUl find that although the trees bear no leaves or blossoms blo not all nil the flora of ot the country lu iii II asleep mind and that t the greater renter part hart of or Its fauna Is very lery wide wIdeawake awake Then Theu If It you arc are a u true lover loer of ot nature you ou will begin to realize tho the pleasure of ot winter cycling You iou will re roo It more fully tull when the frost hard hardens hardens ens the tho roads roods and nud you rou skim along through the crisp air without the annoyance of ot either cither mud or dust Even Yen the tho snow covers coers the time ground the country cyclist need not be debarred from his pastime since at the tho expense of ot ofa ofa a n dollar or two Ills hIs machine can cnn bo be con converted converted Into an nn excellent sled Hied Tho The front wheel must be lie removed and an on Ice leo runner fitted firmly to the tho fork ork This runner sup HUp supports supports ports portH the tho front of ot the machine and Is used for tor steering purposes Two longer run runners runners ners nero are arc so 80 fixed ouo one on each side aide of ot tho the I rear fork tork that when the rear tire tiro Is 19 re removed remond removed moved mond the tho rim of ot the thu th wheel Is 11 about an anInch anInch Inch oft off time the ground Tha Tho wheel Is then fitted with a n wooden tire provided nt at In intervals of oC about six Inches s with a 0 number of ot propellers propeller If It Intended for Cor uso use on Ice runners nOlI aud propellers propeller are arc best made mode of oC steel the latter being simply projecting spikes If It for tor use on oh hard hord snow Know broad brond fiut flat run runners nero ners of or Iron or wood are nt preferable pr and the time propellers which may IOU be lie of or either of these materials should be Its shaped like Ilko little spades 3 The Tho speed slIced which can camm be Ito at ut attained on a 11 cycle cele lcd Is 19 astonishing |