A more serious objection is the stiffness of the new machines. It is never quite fair to compare a new shoe with the one we have worn for months, but making due allowance, the war model seems stiff und' rough to the expectant rider. Here again it is not quite fair to accuse the makers of careless adjustments for it must be remembered that these war models were intended for the roughest use on earth. They were to be ridden by men who were scarcely more than boys and over roads where shell-holes abounded, and: youth's delight to go over obstructions at top speed. Furthermore it may be that experience taught the makers to screw up the joints unusually tight, knowing that it might never be done at all. Manifestly the same machine is not required for a soldier lad who does not care a hoot whether he breaks his machine or not as for the man who expects to use his machine for years at moderate speeds and under fairly normal conditions.
But having loosened up the tight joints and tried the new machine out, it is evident that it is worth tue money. Examination shows that all essential parts are inter. changeable with the old machine and hence any real difference is bound to be very slight.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.