Cycling Magazine, Vol 34, No 879

Articles in this issue

• What Should the Cyclist Do? (opens in a new tab)

  Front-page feature on elementary traffic problems facing cyclists meeting trams, carts and motorcars, urging keeping to the left and carrying a brake.
• The Open Road (opens in a new tab)

  "The Owl's" chatty column noting the vanished free souvenirs of the Stanley Show, the magazine's beauty competition, and a spat with the C.T.C. Gazette over rim-tape advice.
• In the Dressing Room (opens in a new tab)

  "Trackside" reviews the 1907 racing season, French sprinter Alexandre Auffray, Brazilian champion Francisco Passoa de Queiroz, and the Boston six-day race.
• The Fixtures of the Wobbleton Wheelers. I.—Our "Fifty." (opens in a new tab)

  Comic fiction by D. Bruty in which club President J. Banger handicaps, times and rides the Wobbleton Wheelers' farcical 50-mile road race, then declares himself the winner.
• On and About (opens in a new tab)

  "Robin Hood" describes a foggy November tricycle spin, then argues against compulsory brakes and the wider "mania for legislation" against cyclists.
• What the Stanley Show Will Reveal (opens in a new tab)

  Second and final forecast of the 1907 Stanley Show, previewing new Raglan, Triumph, Premier, Rover, Raleigh, Gloria and Dursley-Pedersen cycles, tyres and variable gears.
• Our Point of View (opens in a new tab)

  Editorial leaders on the Stanley Show opening at the Agricultural Hall, the C.T.C. "Vote for Reform" election, and a Grantham traffic-collision case that cost a cyclist £15.
• A Forerunner of the Show: The Stanley Dinner (opens in a new tab)

  Report of the 32nd annual Stanley C.C. dinner at the Hotel Metropole, with President Todd, Edward Powell of Humbers and a sketch of the guests by Guy Lipscombe.
• Road Sport in 1907 (opens in a new tab)

  Review of the season's road racing and records, covering Ashton, Wingrave, Moss, Keen, the North Road "24", and End-to-End rides by Tom Peck and W. Welsh.
• Road Records (opens in a new tab)

  Tabulated R.R.A., N.R.R.A., S.R.R.A. and Midland road records corrected to 1 November 1907, for bicycle, tricycle and tandem.
• The World of Wheels (opens in a new tab)

  News paragraphs on the Raleigh company report, the A.A.A./N.C.U. dispute, the C.T.C. election, the Boston six-day race and various club events.
• Our Photographic Competition (opens in a new tab)

  Rules and voting coupon for the "Most Attractive Lady and Gentleman Cyclist" competition tied to the issue's art supplement and the Stanley Show stand.
• Road Racing in Australia (opens in a new tab)

  Photographs and report of the annual Dunlop road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, won on handicap by M. B. Dobie, with T. Larcombe fastest over the 165 miles.
• The Science of Touring (opens in a new tab)

  A. W. Rumney, M.A., on the touring cyclist's choice of machine, maps and road books, baggage and economical lodging under the C.T.C. discount system.
• Some Incidents in the History of the Stanley Show (opens in a new tab)

  Henry Sturmey recalls the Stanley Bicycle Club conversazione that grew into the show, its early venues and exhibits including John Keen's water cycle.
• The Production of a Cycle Rim (opens in a new tab)

  Illustrated description of the forty processes by which Components, Ltd. of Birmingham roll, braze, drill and plate Westwood and Wedgewood cycle rims.
• Asked and Answered (opens in a new tab)

  Editorial replies to readers' technical and touring queries, with rules for the page and notice to contributors.