The Wheel and cycling trade review . ber of bicycles brought over. It has developedthat the latest fad in the cycling world is thewickerwork crate. The crate is made of lightwickerwork, the bicycle is set in, pinned downand securely fastened, as shown in the -ac-companying illustration. This is one of thethings which takes the minute you - BALANCES ITSELF. For ease in riding, turning around and bal-ancing, the Fox Q phpaniu., the machine shownin /the illustration, is said to be far ahead ofthe tandem by the manufacturers, the FoxMachine, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The wheelbalances itself,
The Wheel and cycling trade review . ber of bicycles brought over. It has developedthat the latest fad in the cycling world is thewickerwork crate. The crate is made of lightwickerwork, the bicycle is set in, pinned downand securely fastened, as shown in the -ac-companying illustration. This is one of thethings which takes the minute you - BALANCES ITSELF. For ease in riding, turning around and bal-ancing, the Fox Q phpaniu., the machine shownin /the illustration, is said to be far ahead ofthe tandem by the manufacturers, the FoxMachine, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The wheelbalances itself, immaterial as to the weights. of the riders, no adjustment being required toequalize the difference in weight. It has ashort wheel base, 43 inches, which makessteering easy. The Fox Company have alsoseveral other novelties in double-seated ma-chines. According to an English paper, the Czar ofRussia is riding an American bicycle, a Day-ton. IF PROVIDENCE FAVORS HIM. I sold 2,285 bicycles in 1895, said he theother day, and shall sell 3,000 in 189G if theLord is on my side, is the way W. G. Alex-ander, the Barnes agent at Toledo, Ohio,puts it. Mr. Alexander, by-the-way, assertsthat he built a velocipede thirty-seven yearsago, and has been a wheelman ever since. CLEVELANDS NEW IDEAS. Cleveland, Aug. 31.—The Hoffman BicycleCompany, with a capitalization of $50,000,was incorporated last week. The incorpor-ators are L. M. Sigler, G. Sigler, TJ. R. Sigler,Frank Dellenbaugh and A. H. West. The twolast are members of a leading firm of attor-neys, and the Siglers are well-known manu-facturing jewellers. The Winton Bicycle
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