Show AMONG THE WHEELMEN Manufacturers Looking for a Good Trade Next Tear Wooden Rims Becoming Popular Denvo Iloatl Kaccs Johnnoas sAn s-An Aluminum Wheel Jfotes C H Schub of the Chicago firm of Warman Schub Co makers of wheels was in the city last week visiting vis-iting the local dealers He reports that makers are looking forward to a good trade in 1894 with less cutting of prices than in 1893 Regarding the price of next seasons high grade wheels Mr Schub prophecies a reduction re-duction to 135 although some of the prominent makers have already announced an-nounced that their price will remain at 150 Wooden RIms Wooden rims promise to become very popular among wheelmen and will be used exclusively on a number of the leading makes notably the Sterling Fowler Rambler and Ariel They are much lighter than steel rims and possess pos-sess greater elasticity and life making mak-ing them especially valuable on racing wheels Denver Road Races The annual road race of the Denver Cyclists union occurs on the 30th of next May Heretofore through lack of information regarding the ability of the riders it has happened that supposed sup-posed novices have been given such large handicaps as to enable them to carry off a majority of the prizes In order to compete in the future a contestant con-testant to be eligible must have been a member of a cycle club for at least three months previous Local aspirants aspir-ants for honors in next years race should remember this Johnsons Records Johnson has finished his record breaking work at Independence and now holds all worlds records from 100 yards to one mile both standing and flying starts His times for the latter distance are Standing start 15815 flying start 155 35 As all the other noted racing men have ceased attempts at record breaking these figures are likely to stand for another year Wheel Notes A recent decision of the United States attorneygeneral admits bicycles bicy-cles belonging to foreign tourists free of duty to this country A good point for racing men to note is the fact that standing high kick practice is an excellent thing for winter win-ter training It strengthens and makes flexible the muscles of the thighs most used in riding The cycling journals are all making preparations to issue special illustrated illustra-ted editions Christmas Cycling West of Denver will publish a 100page edition edi-tion The Bearing Referree and Cycling Cy-cling Life will also issue handsome Xmas numbers The Salt Lake Cycle company have received an aluminum wheel the first one ever shipped to the west which is attracting considerable attention This is the first 94 wheel received by the local dealers Other makers will send us their next seasons models this year probably about Dec 15 About June 1 every year a party of tourists sail from New York with their wheels for a tour of England France Switzerland and Italy awheel Frank Elwell who conducts these tours will take a party through Jamaica this winter leaving Portland Me about Feb L |