CTC Gazette, Vol 1906, No 6
Articles in this issue
- The editor reports that the membership ballot on broadening the Club's constitution returned an overwhelming five-and-a-half to one majority in favour of admitting all tourists, with over 10,000 effective votes cast.
- Discussion of a Chancery Court ruling that a tied-house licensee cannot be compelled to push alcoholic drink sales over other refreshments, which the editor sees as useful precedent for cyclists seeking non-alcoholic refreshment at inns.
- An examination of the legal question of whether cyclists injured by side-slipping on lubricated or worn tramway rails can successfully sue the operating companies, reviewing previous failed cases and identifying a stronger argument around rail groove widening.
- A report of a Midlands county court case in which a cyclist failed to win compensation after being struck by a driver's whip, because he had not rung his bell before overtaking; the editor uses it as a reminder of cyclists' statutory obligations.
- The regular technical column covering scientific aspects of cycling equipment and materials, with notes relevant to the touring cyclist.
- C. W. Brown's regular motor-cycling column advises members choosing between fore-car, side-car and tricar attachments, endorses the two-speed 'Phoenix' gear, and describes Dan Albone's paraffin-adapted carburettor for districts where petrol is unobtainable.
- Henry Warburton recounts a cycling tour east from Compiègne through Champagne and Lorraine — Reims, Châlons, Ste. Menehould and Verdun — revisiting the 1870 Franco-Prussian battlefields of Vionville and Gravelotte before finishing at Sedan.
- An anonymous touring narrative describing a river crossing to Rotterdam followed by a cycling tour through Holland — Gouda's stained-glass church windows, the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer, and Thomas à Kempis's birthplace at Kempen — before crossing into Germany and Belgium via Aachen, Spa and the Ahr valley to Coblenz.
- News and notes from the Club's camping wing, covering forthcoming camp meetings, equipment advice, and the growing popularity of cycle camping among CTC members.
- Member-contributed road notes and recommendations covering routes in Britain and abroad, with practical tips on road conditions and places to stay.
- Reports and announcements from regional CTC branches, covering meetings, rides, and local club news from across Britain.