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Show UleyrlcB ami Trlcjclos, The speed attained by the bicycles and tricycles on a good road is superior to that attained by a fast trotter for the sumo distance, and ns a speedy modo of conveyance is only surpassed by a few of the faslost .'teaniships nnd tho locomo-tivu. locomo-tivu. Two riders recently rode a tricycle 20 mites ?lo yards in one hour and rode Z't miles in 711 minutes 42. 8 seconds, or at an average rato of 20. o5 miles per hour. The mechanical construction of a hievel'' is well worth study. The requisite requi-site amount of strength is probably obtained ob-tained with a smaller proportion of weight than in any other machine, and considering the trying nature of the strains, u fair amount of durability and immunity from breakdowns is obtained. The price, however. it pound (about j $:t) of the I'si. al lightest machines it considt rahly in excess of that of aim est uuv other machinery. Railroad Gazette. ' |