November 1900

Articles in this issue

• Editorial (opens in a new tab)

  Reports 294 promises of support from members of the new Parliament for the Universal Lights Bill and the Cycles Carriage Bill after the C.T.C. canvassed candidates at the general election; discusses the cyclist's interest in the new House.
• Official Notices (opens in a new tab)

  Chief Consul vacancies (Cardigan, India, Canada, Switzerland), Devonshire and Hampshire notices, District Associations list, the Touring Bureau and Library, organised tours with Thomas Cook & Son, and the Club costumes.
• The Council (opens in a new tab)

  Report of the special Council meeting at the Grand Hotel, Manchester, on 5th October 1900 and the monthly meeting of the 6th, chaired by W. Kendall Burnett: finance, the penny-postage months for the Gazette, the Conducted-Tours Scheme committee, and the N.C.U. conference committee.
• District Associations (opens in a new tab)

  Reports of the Antrim and Down, Glamorganshire (newly inaugurated at Cardiff), Leicestershire (with the Roadmen's Dinner at Leicester) and West Riding Associations, including the Viagraph road-surface instrument and medical fees for cycling accidents.
• The Half-Yearly General Meeting (opens in a new tab)

  Specially reported meeting of 5th October 1900 at the Grand Hotel, Manchester, under W. Kendall Burnett: the return to the old tin ticket for 1901 and the Council's report on the proposal for a weekly Gazette.
• Currente Calamo (opens in a new tab)

  F. T. Bidlake replies to Archibald Sharp on two-speed gears, the Hub gear and the New Protean, arguing for a low gear for riders who do not want to hurry.
• The Gorges of the Tarn (opens in a new tab)

  An illustrated (A.R.Q.) account of cycling and boating through the Tarn gorges of Lozere, from Mende over the Col de Montmirat to Ispagnac and Ste Enimie, with a note on the Causses.
• A Tour in Maine (opens in a new tab)

  The Rev. T. Ashe describes a tour of four from Caen by Vire, Avranches, Dol, Dinan, Combourg, Fougeres and Domfront through old Maine and Normandy, with hotels and road surfaces noted.
• Prospective Tours (opens in a new tab)

  Members' notices seeking companions, including a winter tour of Algeria and Sunday runs from London.
• The C.T.C. and the Post Office (opens in a new tab)

  W. Rees Jeffreys argues that the heavy postal cost of the Gazette justifies a penny magazine post, citing Mr Heaton's letter to The Times and New Zealand's example.
• Mechanical and Practical (opens in a new tab)

  C. W. Brown on the upright riding position and handle-bar height (Rudge-Whitworth), roadster against road-racing tyres, and how lengthening the wheel-base by altering the fork affects steering.
• Chemico-Cycling Jottings (opens in a new tab)

  F. H. Leeds on wool versus cotton for cycling clothing, answering Dr Turner, Douglas Kerr and Miss Everett-Green on Jaeger underwear, cellular fabrics and celluloid collars, and on cycle glasses.
• The Ladies' Page (opens in a new tab)

  Constance Everett-Green on lady cyclists' accidents from over-powerful rim brakes, the Asp candle lamp, the Cuthbert saddle, khaki serge for costumes and long skirts.
• Correspondence (opens in a new tab)

  Members' letters on the Viagraph and road improvement, the innkeeper's responsibility for cycles after the Naas cases, the rule of the road and nervousness in learning the bicycle.
• Answers to Correspondents (opens in a new tab)

  Brief replies to members on gearing, saddle leather, oil-bath gear-cases, the Sunbeam, crank-bracket height and railway indemnity.
• List of Candidates, November, 1900 (opens in a new tab)

  Names and addresses of candidates for membership, grouped by county, with Scotland, Ireland and foreign lists.
• List of Candidates for Life Membership, November, 1900 (opens in a new tab)

  Article 8 and the 1888 resolutions on Life Membership, with two candidates, H. D. Martyn of Arequipa, Peru and E. L. Vaughan of Eton College.