Thursday, June 7, 1979
Summer Session Kansan
5
Inflation forcing drivers to pedal
At least some Lawrence retailers are feeling positive effects of the gasoline crunch. Bicycle sales are booming, shop owners have a backlog of bike repairs to be done and crates of bicycle parts are ready for assembly.
Donn Rygmyr, who owns and operates Lawrence Schimm cycle, 1820 W. 6th St., said yesterday that his sales during the last year increased 100 percent from last year
Despite high gas prices, Dee Gecke of Gran Sport, 1228 W. 7th St., said there had not yet been an increase in sales or repairs at his store.
He said Schwinn Bicycles already had all available bicycles for this year to ride.
Owners of the two other bicycle shops in town, however, said their sales of new
bicycles have been good and they have had a steady intake of coloured clunkers
Stein said he thought the price of gasoline was on the minds of many people.
RICK STEIN, owner of Rick's Bike Shop, 1033 Vermont St., said he had all the work he and his employees could handle. A bicycle shop in lined with broken down bicycles.
Mick Ranney, owner of Mick's Bicycle Shop, 411 W. 14th St., he was busy with tune-ups. An average tune-up includes derailer and brake adjustments and a wheel balance. A tune-up can be complicated if bicycles have been store away
SHOP
Lawrence
Cycle Shop
Gran Sport
Bicycle Shop
BUCYCLES
Schwinn
Motoebcane
Universa
REPAIR AIRTIME
7-10 days
2 days
7 days
TEN-SPEED
BASE PRICE
$139.95
$125
Bike's
Bike Shop
Belegh
Concession
Auster-Damier
7-10 days
1 day
139.95
Meek's
Bicycle Shop
not available
Nahiki
Awake
not available
$99.95
Gibson
Discount
Center
Huffy
not available
$99.95
in garages for years, collecting grit and grime.
ALL FOUR shopkeepers said they were concerned about a possible shortage of bicycles for sale near the end of the summer. But supplies are plentiful now, they said. Employees at K-Mart, 31st and Iowa streets, and Gibson Discount Center, 2525 St., said they have many bicycles in stock.
Accessories are items that usually sell well, according to most shopkeepers.
Tires, tubes, lights, patching materials, touring luggage and helmets also are popular, the shopkeeper said.
All shops, including the two discount stores, also have children's bicycles and motor-cross models in stock. The motor-cross models, known as BMXs are takeoffs on motorcycles and are ridden on oval dirt track throughout the country.
New bikes differ in price, quality and style
It is important for anyone who is interested in buying a new bicycle this summer to be informed about what they really are spending their money on.
Tom Howe of Rick's Bike Shop, 1033 Vermont St., said yesterday that a prospective bicycle buyer should look in a specialty store to purchase a bicycle.
Both Howe and Rick Stein, owner of the shop, said that there rarely were good values in stores that did not specialize in tools. Howe said they did not employ experienced mechanics.
Dee Boekef of Gran Sport, 1226 W. Seventh St., said a potential buyer should consider what type of riding he is considering doing with the bicycle.
The distance of rides one would take and the terrain one would encounter would be determined by
a three- or five-speed might be suitable for flat areas, but a ten-speed probably would be more appropriate for hills and long distances.
ference between the base prices for ten speeds at large stores and specialty shops. K-Mart, 31st and Iowa streets, for example, offers a ten-speed for $69, but the base price of a ten-speed at a specialty shop starts at about $140.
HOWE SAID more than monetary differences separated the bicycles at the two types of stores. One should compare the price, in bicycle, in addition to the price, Howe said.
However, there is a significant dif-
the rider properly is extremely important for a safe and enjoyable ride. Howe said.
He suggests the following to help fit the bicycle to the rider:
- When you stand on a flat surface, your crotch should clear the top tube, which is a tube that connects the handle bar base to the tube running from the seat to the pedal.
- The handle bars should fall slightly below the seat.
- Several inches of the seat post should be visible.
Two chosen to chair state groups
Two high-ranking members of the student government of the University of Kansas have been selected to be chairmen of statewide student advocacy groups.
Margaret Berlin, KU student body president, was chosen to be chairman of the Student Board and committee to the KU Board of Regents at the meeting's meeting May 16.
Craig Templeton, administrative assistant to the KU Student Senate, was chosen Sunday to be chairman of the board. Mr. Templeton is a professor at Kansas, a statewide student lobbying group.
The Students' Advisory Committee was created to provide a liaison between students at Kansas state universities and the Kansas Board of Regents. It is comprised of the student body presidents of the seven Regents schools: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Kansas Technical
Institute, Pittsburgh State University, Wichita State University and KU.
BERLIN'S DUTIES will include making agendas for committee meetings, which will coincide with Regents meetings; assigning committee members to Regents committees, where they will serve as non-voting members and pressing at committee meetings.
"I see a lot more work for myself as chairman of the committee," Berlin said. "But I will have more flexibility than the other members. I hope to see that the Student Advisory Committee has a little more influence with the Board of Regents."
"As chairman of the committee, I will have a lot more contact with the Board of Regents, and as I have more contact with my colleagues, I will work with the committee. I can indirectly help KU."
Templeton's position with the ASK board of directors will be similar to Berlin's.
position with the Students' Advisory Committee. He will schedule and conduct meetings and correspond with board members of the Board, Holsetter, administrative assistant to ASK.
TEMPLIPEEN WAS chosen by the ASK board of directors at a June 3 board meeting. He was appointed to the board in May by Berlin to replace Steve Young, whose term as KU's representative to the board had expired.
The ASK board of directors is a policy-making group which directs the activities of ASK, a student lobbying organization comprised of representatives from seven Kansas Universities: the Regents schools, Washburn University taking KT's place.
"The board is an operative organization, involved with office procedure, budget, and personnel."
KU became a full member of ASK after a Student Senate vote approved membership.
censure a semester for each full-time student.
KU$ 1800 dues, based on projected
payment.
"By having a position on the board," Templeton said. "I'll be the one watching what's going to be happening with that money."
The terms for Berlin and Tempelton will expire at the end of the 1980-1989 school year.
Sat June 9 8:45-1:30
All Your Summer School Needs
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SUMMER HOURS
Level 2 - gifts, calculators,
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shorts
But it's business as usual
TO BE EVEN BETTER
Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
(Please excuse the cramped quarters)
WE'RE REMODELING
Gigantic Calculator Sale now in progress
Two shows on loan to the Spencer museum will continue through early August. Clocks, sandals and photographs of Jupiter from NASA are on exhibit in the Muses' Lounge. The Muse of Astronomy show is financed by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
"SUMMER COOLERS," specialized suits with refreshments, are scheduled at 1 p.m. each Wednesday through July 37. Pop-up events are the topics for a June 14 guided tour.
In the other show on loan, photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston are on display until August 12. The exhibition was made by the National Women's Studies Association
Spencer features KU-owned works
they were running the state of Kansas.
The girls are selected for their scholastic achievements and extracurricular and civic activities. All have finished their junior year of high school.
they were Firing the State of Kansas.
"The American Legion selects the girls state team," said Mrs. Staley, State." according to Bill Chestnut, Girls State coordinator for the University.
The girls will live in Lewis Hall and will hold their meetings in Tempih Hall.
Girls Staters to learn about government systems
Summer is the time for the Helen
Berman Spencer Museum of Art to catch its
bearers.
Large traveling exhibits on display throughout the year have kept the museum's staff busy, but now, exhibits by the museum will get a chance for display.
Summer also is the time when Spencer's "hidden treasures," or art that does not fit into the permanent exhibit, is brought out, but William Hennessey, curator of western art.
Although the museum usually schedules big shows for the fall and winter, Hennessy said, "This summer we'll be welcoming our residence and showing off our own collection."
Recent acquisitions in modern graphics will be on view in the Kress Gallery through
The South Balcony Gallery will display quilts and dolls owned by Spencer Throughout.
The girls will be here to learn about the workings of the Kansas political and governmental systems. At the beginning of the week, they will hold elections for their state and county offices. From Thursday through Saturday, the girls will act as if
About 450 Kansas high school students will visit the KU campus next week, June 10-17 to participate in the 37th Annual Sunflower Conference sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary
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