Show LIGHT OR HEAVY WHEELS Cyclists This Summer nave Decided That What Tl cy Viaiit Is Good Roads Tho light wheel problem which this year more than ever is absorbing the attention of cyclists is a pretty difficult 0110 to solve satisfactorily Everybody wants to ride a light wheel but everybody every-body doss not want to ride one that will not stand the pounding of a rutty road or au occasional tumble Wood rims are being extensively ridden but they are not as strong as metal rims and never can be A great many wheels that weigh from 18 to 24 pounds are being ridden over all kinds l of roads this season in Brooklyn and out on Long Island and a large percentage of them are coming to grief The rider of one has to be as careful of his mount if it were a delicate del-icate race horse Universal use of featherweight feath-erweight wheels will scarcely come until the roads are far better than they average aver-age today England has had the light wheel craze and has got pretty well over it American wheelmen like tho light machino and dont want to give it up Hence they arc crying for good roads and accomplishing much in that direction direc-tion It is maintained by many good riders that over an ordinary road a 30 pound wheel is easier and faster than a 20 pounder because it is steadier and does not lose way in bounding over a hummock or a rut There aro many who predict either better roads or a return to heavier wheels next year or else amore a-more extensive use of aluminium in tho coimtiuctiou of bicycles Brooklyn Ea glo |