February 1914

Vol 1914, No 220 articles45 images

CTC Gazette, Vol 1914, No 2 cover

Articles in this issue

  • Editorial
    Appeals to members to renew subscriptions promptly and to recruit friends who own machines but have not yet joined the C.T.C.
  • Current Comments
    Discusses Board of Trade accident statistics used to attack the safety of cycling, and reports Marcel Berthet's streamlined-bicycle trial reaching 36 m.p.h. over five kilometres.
  • Notes from My Bookshelf
    'The Wanderer' surveys recent travel literature that mentions cycling, including Mr. Fairfield's tour by Tweedside past Abbotsford and Melrose in the footsteps of Sir Walter Scott.
  • Touring Notes and Queries
    Reader-submitted touring notes including a late-October bicycle tour from Warrenpoint along the North Antrim coast to the Giant's Causeway and Rathlin Island, a Rothenburg/Würzburg cost breakdown, and Spanish kilometric-ticket advice.
  • From the Rother to the Nore
    'No. 6821' describes a coastal ride from Winchelsea and Rye through Lydd, Dungeness, Dover, Deal and Sandwich to Reculver, Whitstable and across to the Isle of Sheppey and Sheerness.
  • A Reconnaissance into South Wales
    G. Bradley Smith rides from Hereford through Hay-on-Wye and Brecon to the Beacons, Llandovery, Carmarthen and Tenby, taking in Llanstephan Castle and a ferry crossing at Langharne.
  • In the Dauphine
    'A. I.' tours the French Alps from Grenoble via La Mure, the Col d'Ornon, Briançon and the Galibier pass, with notes on gearing, Scaife soles and the Voyage en France guidebooks.
  • A Tour through Four Counties
    A suggested route from Manchester to Lincoln via Cheadle, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, recommending Lincoln Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace ruins and Stow Church.
  • On the Downs
    A tour of the Sussex Downs taking in Steyning, Pulborough, Bramber and Arundel Castle before finishing at New Shoreham's Norman church, quoting Swinburne.
  • Three Novices in Holland
    Three friends sailing from Hull tour Holland and northern Belgium by cycle, crossing the Zuider Zee to Lemmer, visiting Amsterdam, Edam and Bruges, and returning via Antwerp and Rotterdam.
  • On the Road
    A rider crosses Provence from Beaucaire and Tarascon to Avignon and on to the Nice and Cannes Carnival for Mardi Gras, continued in a later issue.
  • Motor-Cycle Notes
    Douglas Leechman, M.I.A.E., explains damp-related Bosch magneto contact-breaker failures and clarifies lighting-order requirements for motor-cycles fitted with sidecars.
  • Notes for Cycling Women
    Mabel Richards writes on the pleasures of winter riding in hard, dry weather following the Christmas season.
  • Notes by the Way
    'Captain Currie' compiles club miscellany, including the Metropolitan District Association's 432 runs in the past year and a failed damages action after a member's sister was injured by a motorist.
  • Tourist Photography Notes - XIII: Printing Processes
    A guide to choosing between platinotype, carbon, self-toning, bromide and gaslight printing papers according to negative density and contrast.
  • How Not to Use Our Highways
    Extracts from the Highway Act 1835 and Local Government Act 1888 setting out cyclists' and other road-users' legal obligations, including lamp and warning-bell requirements.
  • The Council
    Report of the January Council meeting in London chaired by Lt.-Col. C. H. L. Baskerville, covering committee appointments, the re-election of officers and investment policy for the Reserve Fund.
  • Official Notices
    Notice of the Annual General Meeting on 13th March and a reminder that the 5s. annual subscription became due on 1st January, with a late fee after 31st March.
  • Correspondence
    Member letters covering a dispute over the Rodess automatic inflator, advice on fitting a three-speed hub to a Centaur Featherweight, gear-case maintenance, and defence of motor-cyclists' place in the Club.
  • The District Associations
    Reports from District Association meetings including Birmingham and Midland's AGM electing J. Bardell president, Manchester's committee meeting, and the Metropolitan D.A.'s update on the Brooks legal case.