13 AUGUST 1932, Page 12

THE REVIVED CYCLE.

No one, I think, could doubt if he had experience of country roads on Bank Holiday that the cycle-is in greater favour than ever ; and among cycles none more than the tandem, which at one time had almost disappeared. Those who ride the machine tell me the labour even of a long ride is negligible on the modern road ; and some of the new votaries are converts from the motor cycle and pillion carriers. They enjoy the rhythm of concerted movement ; and are relieved of the noise of the engine, which is perhaps a more potent cause of fatigue than many people realize.