The Wheel and cycling trade review . urning at the other side of thering, watched it for a moment. Then the oldAre came back into his eye, and he movedtoward the uncanny thing again, as thoughshot from a gun. The toreador rode slowlyalong with his sword ready, and as the bullapproached, prepared to strike him in the side. But bicycles do not dodge like horses. Theyhave not that keen, personal interest in theirwork that a horse has. The front wheelstruck some light impediment and the machinestopped just long enough to get a horn in eachwheel. He lifted bicycle and rider high in theair, and stil
The Wheel and cycling trade review . urning at the other side of thering, watched it for a moment. Then the oldAre came back into his eye, and he movedtoward the uncanny thing again, as thoughshot from a gun. The toreador rode slowlyalong with his sword ready, and as the bullapproached, prepared to strike him in the side. But bicycles do not dodge like horses. Theyhave not that keen, personal interest in theirwork that a horse has. The front wheelstruck some light impediment and the machinestopped just long enough to get a horn in eachwheel. He lifted bicycle and rider high in theair, and still rushing madly on, pitched bothfar over the fence among the spectators andthe fight was over. The toreador looked, afterit was over, as though he had passed througha printing press, and the bicycle reminded theonlookers more of a tangle in a wire factorythan anything else. The bicycle will probablynot be used further in this way. The liberal professions are representedmore in cycling than they are in all othersports combined. ADMIRATION. Your friends will all admire you,And you will better feel,If you only use the famousIDEAL TIRES on your wheel. IDEAL TIRES ARE RIBBED, IDEAL RUBBER CO. FACTORY AND OFFICE: 631 and 635 Kent Avenue, cor. Rodney Street, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Kindly mention The Wheel s Good Hs the Agents Wanted,Correspondence Solicited
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