CTC Gazette, Vol 1911, No 8
Articles in this issue
- The Secretary reports a good response to the invitation for motor-cycling members to register their interests, and announces the imminent availability of a motor-cycle badge for the Club's petrol-burning members.
- Praise for Mr. Charles Fuller who at his own expense renovated a dilapidated CTC warning sign on Gravel Hill near Chalfont St. Peter, a dangerous spot for cyclists, offered as an example to other public-spirited members.
- A description of a combined portable bath and luggage container devised for touring cyclists, designed to allow on-tour washing without access to hotel bathroom facilities.
- Technical advice for cycling photographers on developing film while on tour, covering portable developing equipment and techniques suitable for use in temporary accommodation.
- The Foreign Chief Consul describes a cycling tour through Connemara in County Galway, Ireland, following the roads past Lough Mask and Lough Corrib to Recess and Cashel, with views of the Twelve Bens.
- B. W. Nankivell describes a cycle camping tour of Corsica starting from Nice, crossing to the island and visiting Corte, the ancient capital, and praising the hospitality of the Corsican people.
- A general guide to cycle touring in Scotland, covering the best regions, the standard of roads, railway facilities for cycles, and accommodation across the Highlands and Lowlands.
- A cycling tour through Bavaria and the Austrian Tyrol, describing the Alpine foothills south of Munich, the lake country, and the mountain roads leading into the high Alps.
- A practical article describing various minor mechanical modifications and improvements made to a touring bicycle, sharing hard-won experience of what works and what does not on the road.
- A successful CTC representation to the LCC regarding worn tram rails on Seers Hill in Lewisham, following several cycling accidents including a fatality, resulting in the rails being renewed.