. The Wheel and cycling trade review . sh broken stone,broken glass or tomato cans. Eighty per cent, ofpunctures occur on paved streets. Country roads,where the stones are worn smooth by traffic, are safefor fast or slow riding. Pump the rear tire harderthan the front; dont pump the tires as hard as youcan get them, but hard enough to sustain your weight;pump the front tire so it will flatten same as rearwhen you are riding. A soft front tire saves thefront forks of the wheel aDd takes off the jar on handsand wrists. Dont lend your wheel. If the tire doesnot hold the air, alwaystest the valve
. The Wheel and cycling trade review . sh broken stone,broken glass or tomato cans. Eighty per cent, ofpunctures occur on paved streets. Country roads,where the stones are worn smooth by traffic, are safefor fast or slow riding. Pump the rear tire harderthan the front; dont pump the tires as hard as youcan get them, but hard enough to sustain your weight;pump the front tire so it will flatten same as rearwhen you are riding. A soft front tire saves thefront forks of the wheel aDd takes off the jar on handsand wrists. Dont lend your wheel. If the tire doesnot hold the air, alwaystest the valve stem by holdingit in water, to see if the leak can be located screw the valve cap down as tight as you can;dont use pliers or pipe tongs to screw with. Experi-ence has shown that not one valve out of a thousandwill leak when properly handled. If the rear tireshows much wear after a seasons use, it is a goodidea to change the tires front to rear, if wheels aresame size. Two-thirds the weight and strain comeson the rear The 93 Excelsior. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, N. Y.—Anyonedesiring information concerning the old reliableHumber should not fail to secure the catalogueof this firm. It requires ten pages to illustrateand describe the popular models of this famousbrand, which has gained a world wide reputationthrough its popular design of frame. TheGales. Gotham and cheap wheels are also welllooked after, and the catalogue fairly bristleswith cuts and prices of lanterns, bells, saddles,etc., for which the company have a reputationto be proud of. The W. Bingham Co., Cleveland, O.— Thishardware firm is somewhat of a new comer,having but recently opened a cycle have issued, one of the prettiest andmost artistic catalogues that has reached TheWheel office, replete with attractive cuts andhalf-tones. They handle the Hackney, theEuclid Sociable, a decided novelty, the YostCompanys line of Falcons, and sundries ofevery description. Wlien the Violets l
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