24 Mr. C. V. Boys on Bicycles and Tricycles. [March 7, 



occurs in hill-climbing the dead points are eliminated, so the rider 

 need not waste his strength at a position where labour is of no 

 avail. 



Though it has been impossible for me to do more than indicate in 

 the most imperfect manner how numerous and beautiful are the 

 principles and devices employed in the construction of cycles, I trust 

 I have disappointed those who were shocked and horrified that so 

 trivial a suhiect should be treated seriously in this Institution. 



[0. V. B.] 



