The Wheel and cycling trade review . K ~^ t§if) Q ;?? I. Law sakes, Hezekiah! What on airth do you imagine that is? Shouldnt zactly like to say, Matildy, but I kinder calkerlate it might be one of thembloomer bysickle girls York newspapers hez been sayin so all-fired much about. in a bicycle was heavier than a pound in onespocket. To-day we are getting very sensibly to-ward larger sprockets, and if we will but stopbefore we get to the extreme in this mattersomething will have been gained. We started with 2 1-4 inch pneumatic tires,and steadily decreased in size until 1 1-2 wasnot uncommon. Now
The Wheel and cycling trade review . K ~^ t§if) Q ;?? I. Law sakes, Hezekiah! What on airth do you imagine that is? Shouldnt zactly like to say, Matildy, but I kinder calkerlate it might be one of thembloomer bysickle girls York newspapers hez been sayin so all-fired much about. in a bicycle was heavier than a pound in onespocket. To-day we are getting very sensibly to-ward larger sprockets, and if we will but stopbefore we get to the extreme in this mattersomething will have been gained. We started with 2 1-4 inch pneumatic tires,and steadily decreased in size until 1 1-2 wasnot uncommon. Now we find a reaction, andtwo-inch tires are being called for. Whether the rage for large tires will in-crease until 4 inches is common cannot beforetold, but the writer would not be .sur-prised to see such a movement as soon as thenarrow-tired craze has had its day and beenforgotten. These oscillations of public opinion are likewaves on the surface of water, following eachother with less and less vehemence, untilfinally a level is reached. The reason fo
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