Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1895 — A Bicycle that Fits Into a Valise. [ARTICLE]

A Bicycle that Fits Into a Valise.

A Frenchman has invented a bicycle that can be taken apart, packed in a valise and carried, it is claimed, with ease and comfort whenever the. wheelman is traveling by rail. If the wheel breaks down on the road, the rider cau uncouple the parts and carry it slung over his shoulder. The machine is not built for fast riding, but only for ordinary road work. The wheels are 11 3-4 inches in diameter, the toothed wheel which communicates the power from the peuals being nearly as large.| horizontal bar is in two parts, which are securely screwed.. When the bar is unscrewed the machine is in two parts, the first step toward packing. The saddle is removed and the handles are taken off. The four pieces are then packed into a valise measuring 23 1-2 inches by 15 3-4 by a little more than 8 2-5 inches. The whole weight of the machine is 18 3-4 pounds. If the wheelman breaks down op the road he divides his machine into four prices and balances the parts over his shoulder with a padded strap provided for the purpose. The inventor insists that this is a great deal better than having to hold a crippled machine up and trundle it. The machine can be put together or taken apart in about two minutes.