Show I O Bitter Day Defense to Strip Bikes of Lovely Gadgets WASHINGTON Aug 26 UP Jp- Jp The dream of every sm small ll boy boy boy-a a bicycle decked with all kinds of gleaming gadgets gadgets is is to become become become be be- come just a mail mall order catalog dream The office of production management management management man man- disclosed Tuesday that 12 bicycle manufacturers had agreed agreed at a meeting with parts suppliers retailers and defense officials officials' to cut the weight of bicycles about 10 per cent make fewer models and eliminate unneeded unneeded unneeded un- un needed metal decorations in or or- der to save vital materials for defense production Juvenile and racing models probably will be cut out out entirely entirely it was decided and each manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- will produce only 10 models Instead of the 20 to 40 now offered Thus machine tools skilled workmen and materials materials' will be freed for more urgent work A saving of about 20 per cent in the rubber used by the industry industry industry indus indus- try 1 is contemplated by the elimination elimination elimination nation of white sidewall tires which automobile manufacturers already have agreed to discont discon discon- t nue |