Show e t t I 3 I o oi tr i e I I I ie rrt r i I Imp Improvements 1 t In Bicycles II I What has Done Last I Your Year to Wheels Dotter Better J 4 Hp re 1 1 I IONS of at the times indicate that hi bi bicycling S cycling is again coming to the front frontas AS a sport Already there are aro evl evi deuces ot of Its making blue bids to regain the prestige It has lost In the past two years n Not even een automobiles are sue lue reading In In pushing the to tn the background BRain again TM The existence of good roads road everywhere throughout the United States man many thousands of miles ot of which were built last year has haa Ira Irn proved the prospect pro t for tor this healthful sport There are several drawbacks drawback to the automobile fad among them the scarcity ot of the product the high prIce asked and the tho tar fear In the public mind a as to the reliability ot of the new vehicle The bicycle le II free treo tram these draw drawbacks backs becks With the of at an output ot of wheels a scarcity I Is rendered unlikely nt at least until late In the tho sea lea season son and the bicycle III s now well out or of orthe the experimental era As AI A moans of at exercise the bicycle lies away over its rival In popular favor All of which goes gots to Indicate that there will be a I great business done In bicycles this year ear Mr Th Theodore odore F third Ice 1 and general manager of at the American Bicycle company compan the comb notion nation ot of manufacturers often otton spoken ot of liS as the Trust said In the course courle or of nn an Interview that 1900 l OO would auld be R a boom year In bicycles bI en a naked whether new features would be found In the 1900 models modell he said Eald There lire are more changes In any allY I I models model sInce 1890 lS 6 To begin with nil all the wheels are lighter this year ear and andIn In the cato cafe ot of the there has been n a decrease In some ome cases cates ot of fi five pounds A narrower trend tread is II another feature that shows howl It elt In the 1809 models and less leu drop In the crank hang or er Besides there are II a greet great many Im Improvements in different points ot of the II cycle cle and aud the tor fork crown are aro made lighter this year because It has become a recognized fact that light springy forks stand hard hartl knocks knock hatter hetter than heavy rigid ones A gauge ot of tubIng slightly reduced hu has rendered possible nn an economy econom In weight Flush joInts have been adopted on practical practically ly Iy all the bicycles built by the Amer Icon company and his adds materially to the appearance e of at the heel without In any wa way detracting from III it strength I There le II a wide lIle variance in the man manner manner ner of at fastening spokes this Is Isa Isa a point upon which the public differs widely In it opInion Some remarkably On fine and 1104 novel ideas will be found In lh the manner of fastening spokes to the hub Ono One wheel heel hub has n a flange at either end Every two spoke poke holes on sprocket prock t tor or gear side are arc united b by allot a slot form torm lag Ing an opening large to nIt ad mgt ot of the spoke head Through this hole hote the tho spoke poke head Is easily Inserted and the poke drawn Into place wIthout removing sprocket or gear or even een tab tak takIng log Ing the wh wheel el tram from the frame A well known wheel hu has another means ot of faa tas the spoke In this case the but button button ton on the end Is sunk In the hub Itself In seat post poet and handle bar fastenings choIce Is 15 offered between the new ox ex external expander nn and the tried cried and trusty trust exterior fastener Some Same people still lUll have hao n a lingering doubt of cr the In internal expander although It has hall been proved thoroughly reliable There Is III plenty ot of range left e for tor choice In other points about the wheels as 11 well The different sales depart departments ments still retain In the wheels they control those distinctive points which marked them In other years enn The only Increased similarity Is that the hIgh grade wheels are more nearly uniform than thon In other years eau because the public know more about aboul bicycles than they used to and demand certAin Improve Inen meats ts I Ono ot of which I am certain is II I that the tho bevel beel gear Is III going to be the tho wheel ot of the year ear I believe t that hl t there will be gear bicycles sold this year Er 1 who wishes to be up to the times will want a and now that their durability and ta easy y running qUAlities have havo b been en proved IJ by two years earl trial the disadvantage dl of new newness ness nesa has been thoroughly worn ort off this t type ot of wheel There Thero ar are stilt Cube sume people who maintain that the chain wheel Is easier ealer runninG but the ma i of the cycling public are coming to the Iho conclusion that the tho I wheelis wheel Is something more than time the equal I ot of the chain whet wheel I That It is II luster has bu been shown by bythe I the r records made tat bait year on time tho track i by and others records which were much faster than army any made pr pre and which were unattainable by other fast talt riders on chain wheels Ono One ot of the strongest arguments In ta fa favor I vor or ot of the wheel Is the tho fact I that racing m men n are rapidly the chain wheel In Its favor tavor On the tho roo road too once n a has hal got u used ed to the absence or of lost motion and sag ot of the tho chain ho findl the tho an swore far more to the pressure ot of his feet teet than the chain wheel Taking the 1900 bicycle all In nil all I 1 think It Is the strongest wheel hecl ever ter built The Is II as al light ns as time tho average chain wheel and the tho tread just justas ns as narrow narro Wo have brought the weight down below 26 pounds and the tread to less leu than five inches Attachments nt that fit a chain wheel h el can bo be attached to Q a In several types the gears can be adjusted externally with no oth other or er tools than the fingers As tar far ns as the outlook for tor 1900 Is concerned there thero is no surer Hurer ot of getting lit at the tho feeling ot of the pUblic than Ihan from nn an examination ot of the tho orders of oC oCth th the o agents tn t I advance orders thin year ear nearly double those thole of at this limn last year Letters which I 1 ed from agents also without one die dieMating Mating voice olce predict a 11 lively ly year ear Agents are moro more In touch with the s sea n of at their locality than any one else In the neighborhood It I la their to be From the tho correspond correspondence nce ence I have hae examined I find And the tho most enthusiastic comments on cn the general feeling A great aid In popularizing popularising the tho bl bi bicycle cycle cole this year is IA the tho fact that th the prices are arc Co IO fixed as to fit ever every pocket The Th highest Bt priced wheel lh el is II the bevel gear at 16 and for tor thore who cannot afford this amount ot of money there are chain wheels at all prices tram from GO down own to 25 To m my mind there Is II no of bicycles ever be becoming coming In the tho course ot of time such revolution In time the mode ot of manufacturing them Is brought about by the aid ot of ne new inventions liS as to per permit permit mit ot of a great earIng In n cost ot of manufacture manu facture That It is n a contingency I do not anticipate Two which attracted attention at the bicycle show I 1 expect t to see ee attain a great amount ot of JIO popularity this year eAr The They are the cushion and the coaster conler brake and are applicable to chain and chain less wheels alike The latter Is the themore themore more popular ot of the two and ond really seems to be the best beet bicycle attachment invented In n great many years ear It to fin fill a long felt wont want and add addan addan an additional safeguard to cycling Nervous and timid will welcome such lIuch an attachment all as this en enables ables a rIder to dismount at all any poInt In his progress o has haa th the effect ot of being brought Into use ue by the very lie ac action tion ot of dismounting so IO that no matter how fast the tho wheel le Is traveling It Is II brought to Ii a dead stop wh when n the tho cyclist dismounts The coaster brake permits the tho rider to stop slop pedaling on down grades or whenever enough has bal been at tamed to carry the wheel along without pedaling It practically legalizes legalises coast coastIng coasting Ing because one can coast wills the tho feet teet on the pedals It also abo removes the drawback of at d dead ad weight from coast coalt coasting ing Ir because the riders bod body Is al ai aias always ways as poised upon the feet teet There are several ot of these brakes on the market but believing that the latter day type tp should be the best I will describe the latest Inventions The brake In one case is III applied to the tire the fa fastest moVIng part ot of the wheel It Is maintained by some lame that brakes applied to the hub stop the wheel too abruptly causing rapid wear fear of at parts In the tho above brake time the clutch is 18 simple sure In action and so 10 I designed nl as to avoid wedging ot of the I parts and all hurtful shocks In their engagement The Tho brake brako Is of at the lie out outsidE outside sidE type Doting acting upon the rear tire lire A AlIght slight lIght backward motion ot of the pedal from any POI position presses the tho brake spoon poon upon the tire with II a force torce easily graduated and controlled d according to the tho ne s of at th the Ii n the lime brake bolke All tt tj tt It t Its t toJ J Is 1 rya a rear h b Cont la IQ t r CO coaster t broke unique o or of her 11 t poWer tu to both eldes of ct anal ig c tu the t o hub hUIJ b Q is a pair cc c j Lt I each i k h c k Ithe the I 1 Jal on both able ht c 1 The action ot of the clutch e bt ht rapid a ara ra mul and the tho wheel may t t a ill Ili the ceW coulee ot of a single lo Wd d easily the heat hest Cof at nil 1111 hub bUb It I la An almost meat ment Is lie coaster COller equally without vait Lt t I Ir attachment k Ih may be had with the tho plunger brake Jr It has 1111 I 1 b he adr taco of er allowing the r out taking hid file feat itOI from nl e r 11 11 ot of cou course lacks some t f lJ eta h coaster brake One t 1 t f r sa that the wheel la III t T has iz handled when th l 1 the to L dl n t The eu cushion hon frame It ie a q ot of n a strong and an Q a gin mIA c cushion too simple to v uy ed It makes oh bad c i good and the Ibe user and ruts rull t with smooth 1110 1 ds not nn s any y v n r REAR OF I FL R w o ot j r t J M fh I i It J ARE W IAM 1 NEW w THINGS rn IN BICYCLE CONSTRUCTION |