The Wheel and cycling trade review . the hand-brake of other days, and is intendedfor riders who use upturned bars and graspthe grips, but in these days of adjustable bars,when so very many riders hold the handlesshort, the Bolton No. 1 would seem to fill awant. As will be noticed, the brake is oper-ated by a crank lever which has a self-lockingdevice. When the lever is past the dead pointit meets the stop screw and remains on un-til the lever is pressed back. The hands arethus free to guide the machine, a matter ofvalue when on a long or winding or unknowndown grade. The brakes are light and
The Wheel and cycling trade review . the hand-brake of other days, and is intendedfor riders who use upturned bars and graspthe grips, but in these days of adjustable bars,when so very many riders hold the handlesshort, the Bolton No. 1 would seem to fill awant. As will be noticed, the brake is oper-ated by a crank lever which has a self-lockingdevice. When the lever is past the dead pointit meets the stop screw and remains on un-til the lever is pressed back. The hands arethus free to guide the machine, a matter ofvalue when on a long or winding or unknowndown grade. The brakes are light and neatand will fit any make of wheel. No. 1 retailsfor $2; No. 2 for $ TINY STOP-THIEF. With a full appreciation of the averagewheelmans dislike for weight, George , No. 146 North Fourth street, Philadel-phia, has combined much ingenuity with only. three-quarters of an ounce of metal into theLittle Gem lock, shown in the full size cutherewith. The lock is of the combination pat-tern, no key being necessary, and retails for25 cents. AN ADMISSION. I wonder if there is anything personal inthis? In what? Well, the House Committee got a fellowwho knows all about pneumatics to delivera lecture down at the club entitled TireFools. I was anxious to help the thing along,and sent to the secretary for a ticket. Hereit is marked Admit One. Do you thinkthats a shot at me? KNOCKED HIS BUSINESS. You are fagged out, you must give up allhead work. Why, that spells ruin! Im one of thoseloaf-all-but-the-last-two-hundred-yards rac-ers. JUST OVER THE BORDER. Simcoe, Can., Dec. 21.—Trade in the Domin-ion is daily gathering force. Many of thetravellers are already on the road, and theslowest of them all will make a start withinthe next two weeks. Some of the houses willnot send their representatives out until afterthe holidays, and January 2 will se
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