THE ANGLING CYCLIST. 



[We solicit for publication, under this department heading, contributions of interest to Angling 

 Cyclists, particularly outings on the wheel to fishing waters.] 



To Jamaica Bay. 



" L. B. W.," who wants to know how to get 

 to Jamaica Bay on his wheel, is informed that 

 by crossing the East river on the bridge, and 

 then going out Myrtle avenue past the Cypress 

 Cemetery, he will find a good road which, if 

 he will turn to the right, will take him near 

 South Woodham, which he can reach over a 

 fair country road. At South Woodham he 

 will have to take the steam cars, as no riding 

 roads are built over the little islands, channel- 

 ways and swamps from there to the beach. 

 We presume that this query is made for use 

 next summer for fishing purposes. If correct 

 we advise " L. B. W." to avoid the trip on the 

 wheel, and take the steam road, as Jamacia 

 Bay is decidedly out of comfortable reach for 

 the angling cyclist. 



How to Relieve Fatigue in Wheeling. 



With the aid of a slight knowledge of 

 anatomy, and a common sense application of 

 it, bicycle riders may avoid much of the fatigue 

 that very often makes trips of greater than 

 customary length anything but pleasurable. 

 Fatigue is a necessary evil, even on a perfectly 

 adjusted wheel that moves likes the wind at 

 the touch of the foot, and particularly is this 

 true of young and inexperienced riders. Com- 

 plete freedom from it is only gained by keep- 

 ing in constant physical training, a condition 

 which few persons in these busy days are 

 able to fulfill. 



But much relief may be gained by a study 

 of one's muscles and an adjustment of the 

 position of the body and limbs, so as to dis- 

 tribute the strains and change the form of 

 action demanded of the muscles. The 

 Chicago Times-Herald has been making a 

 study of this matter for the benefit of its 

 cycling readers, and the information is repro- 

 duced here, in order that other wheelmen may 

 derive the same benefit. 



The wrist is the place where weariness is 

 soonest felt, and this may be quickest relieved 

 by changing the grip so as to catch the handles 

 with the palms up. Another way is to raise 

 or lower the shoulders so as to change the 



angle at which the wrists are bent. This will 

 be found to afford instant relief. 



If the pain runs into the elbow, as it often 

 will, when the road is rough, all that is 

 necessary is to sit up straight, so as to 

 straighten the arm, and, when this becomes 

 tiresome, to again lean forward. 



The pectoralis major, or great chest muscle 

 is often the source of considerable pain after a 

 long bicycle trip. But the remedy is always at 

 hand. Pain follows upon the unnatural bend- 

 ing of the back for a long period, the muscle 

 being contracted. Straighten your back and 

 the pain will disappear. 



But the muscle that is most subject to pain- 

 ful fatigue is the rectus femorus, the great, 

 straight muscle of the thigh. 



No other muscle in the body does half as 

 much work on the wheel as this, for it not 

 only straightens out the leg when the foot goes 

 down, but pulls the knee up again, in the next 

 movement. It is the great pushing muscle in 

 cycling. 



Some relief can be got from weariness in 

 this great muscle by temporarily shifting one's 

 position on the saddle, backward or forward, 

 as much as possible, so as to change the angle 

 of the thigh and leg. Resting one leg at a 

 time, with the knee bent at a different angle as 

 you travel over easy spots in the road, will 

 also bring great relief. But when this muscle 

 cries out for relief, the most effective plan is to 

 dismount and walk until the pain disappears, 

 as it will in a few moments under this change 

 of locomotion. 



Fatigue in the muscle working the ankles, is 

 relieved by changing the gearing of the wheel 

 so as to work the ankle as little as possible. It 

 is the same fatigue that is felt in fast walking 

 for a considerable time. Fatigue just at the 

 ankle-joint is also relieved by changing the 

 gearing. 



A New Pedal Attachment. 



Among the mass of new inventions for the 

 general benefit of bicx^clists, is a toe-clip. 

 Riders have, as a rule, been sceptical regard- 

 ing toe-clips, for the majority of them, while 



