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RECREATlOy 



Let the number of teeth, in forward 

 sprocket, be represented by T; and in rear 

 sprocket by t. Then the Bulletin formula, 



as corrected, can be written x 4.8 = sec- 

 onds in which the pedal revolutions equal 

 the miles per hour the bicycle is moving. 



The Recreation formula, as corrected, 

 would be: 



Gear 

 5.821 



= Seconds, etc. 



Below is a list of gears, with the corre- 

 sponding number of seconds. 



Gear. Seconds. 



63 10.8 



66 y 2 1 1.4 



70 12.0 



73V2 12.6 



77 13-2 



80^ 138 



84 144 



\V.. Brooklyn. N. Y. 



Mary got a little bike, 



When to that length she'd gone. 



She likewise wed, that she might have 



A man to hold her on. 



— Detroit Tribune. 



Yes, Alary got her bike. 

 And the man to hold her on; 

 He also held her up. 

 And now her money's gone. 



The guarantee problem is one that at 

 present concerns the cycle manufacturer 

 scarcely less than the styles in or prices of 

 next year's wheels. Some manufacturers 

 are in favor of, abolishing the guarantee en- 

 tirely, while others favor the shortening of 

 the guarantee term to 6 or 3 months, 

 and the cycle board of trade has finally de- 

 cided on a 60 days limit. 



The old town pump, where we met of yore, 



[s lonesome and out of date. 

 For the new town pump at the cycle store 



Is catching the crowds, of late. 



The L. A. W. Consulate desires to call 

 the attention of all wheelmen to the fact 

 that the American Society for the Preven- 

 tion of Cruelty to Animals has a standing 

 offer of a reward of $25 for the arrest and 

 conviction of any person who throws glass, 

 nails or pieces of metal on the public 

 streets 



The Brooklyn Heights "Railway Com- 

 pany is considering the advisability of 

 carrying bicycles on its trolley cars. M II. 

 Kennedy, the passenger agent of the com- 

 pany, has a plan to place bicycles hangers 

 on the front and rear dashboards, for this 

 pun>< 



" What did that man want?" asked the 

 druggist; 



A pint of whiskey." said the new clerk, 

 who was on trial for a week. 



'* Did he have a prescription? " 



- No." 



" Well, what did you do? " 



" I wrote one for him." 



" Consider yourself permanently en- 

 gaged." — New York " Herald." 



Some makers propose to place 2 rear 

 sprockets on their chain wheels next year, 

 one on each side of the hub. To provide a 

 change in gear the rear wheel may be re- 

 moved and reversed. 



" Did you read about that thief who stole 

 a bicycle and left a baby in its place? " 



" Gracious — no. I w r ish some man would 

 sneak in here, take this baby, and leave me 

 a bicycle." 



One of the leading manufacturers will fit 

 his '98 models with an improved chain gear 

 which he claims will obviate the difficulties 

 at present experienced with chains. 



Bradford, Mass., has foot pumps fast- 

 ened to the sidewalks, at every corner, for 

 the free use of cyclists. " Wind while you 

 wait," would be a good sign to put over 

 each pump. 



Buffalo wants the L. A. W. champion- 

 ship meet, for 1899. and President Field, of 

 the Buffalo Athletic Club, has subscribed 

 $5,000 toward getting it. 



The advance catalogues of many of the 

 larger manufacturers give the price of '98 

 model chain wheels, of the first grade, at 

 $75, and of the second grade at $50. 



The bicycle is as popular here as at home, 

 and American wheels are the favorites 

 among the Germans. 



H. J. Burkhard, Munich, Bavaria. 



The cy^le track recently built at Detroit, 

 at an expense of $8,000. has proven a finan- 

 cial failure, and is now on the market. 



I have received the Ithaca hammerless 

 gun you sent me for the club of subscribers, 

 and am much pleased with it. Have tested 

 it and find it gives'good pattern and pene- 

 tration. 



Sam. T. Pearson. Rutland. Yt. 



A Grand Upright Piano, listed at $750. 

 for 200 yearly subscriptions to Recrkation*. 



