Pleasure Cycling

Celebrates cycling as the pre-eminent American sport of 1894, praises its safety, and extols the joy of riding for pleasure.

Guides the buyer through frame sizes, tires, saddles, and fittings to select a quality safety bicycle suited to personal needs.

Teaches mounting, balancing, steering, and road-riding technique, stressing gradual practice and attention to road hazards.

Explains cleaning, oiling, tire repair, and keeping a bicycle in good mechanical order between rides.

Discusses appropriate cycling costume for men and women, footwear, lamps, tools, and accessories to carry on the road.

Makes the medical and physical case for cycling as a health-giving exercise, improving digestion, lungs, and general constitution.

Offers touring advice: route selection, dealing with traffic and dogs, hotels, and the pleasures of exploring the countryside by wheel.