CTC Gazette, Vol 1911, No 3
Articles in this issue
- The editor welcomes the Duke of Portland as the Club's first President in its history and reports that the Duchess herself is an enthusiastic cyclist with a well-stocked stable of machines.
- A report on the joint conference of motoring and cycling organisations establishing a national standard of triangular road warning signs, now handed to the Roads Improvement Association to implement.
- An editorial observation on the introduction of trolleybuses, noting that while these eliminate the cyclist-hazardous rail grooves, they instead leave damaging furrows in road surfaces.
- Announcement of the publication of the 1911 British and Irish Handbook, incorporating new steamship and hotel concessions secured by the Club for the current touring season.
- Practical notes gathered during recent tours, covering useful inns, notable road stretches, and miscellaneous observations of interest to fellow touring cyclists.
- A cycling tour in search of England's oldest surviving inns and coaching houses, combining historical research with road cycling and accommodation of a particularly venerable character.
- A continuation of the San Remo touring guide, covering further excursions into the Maritime Alps and along the Italian Riviera from this popular winter cycling base.
- An account of cycling through Galicia in north-west Spain, describing the roads through this Celtic corner of the Iberian peninsula, its granite villages, and its pilgrimage routes.
- A reflective article considering the future of cycling and the CTC, arguing that an expanding membership and active advocacy can ensure the Club's continued relevance in an age of motor vehicles.
- Notes on motor-cycling developments for CTC members, including the Club's new international travelling passes for motor-cyclists wishing to tour the Continent.
- The Council's annual report and audited accounts for 1910, covering income, expenditure, membership figures, legal cases pursued, and the Club's financial position.