The Bearings, Vol 4, No 25

Articles in this issue

• It Made Him Tired

  Comic vignette about a tandem ride in which the gentleman does all the pedaling while his passenger rests her feet on the rests.

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• The Hardships of Office

  A League member humorously enquires what the Executive Committee accomplished at their two-hour meeting, receiving a deflating answer.

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• A Racing Trust

  Satirical one-liner defining a racing trust as trusting that one can win on a final sprint.

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• Catalogues Never Lie

  Humorous exchange between a dissatisfied rider and a dealer about the gap between catalogue claims and the reality of a heavy, sluggish wheel.

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• Appropriate Slang-uage

  Comic anecdote about a visiting Englishman who falls to the back of a fast club run and remarks that the leaders are quite literally 'out of sight.'

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• He Knew His Own Features

  Joke about an Irish tourist with a prominent nose who is told to follow his nose to find a village, and reflects that he would need a flying machine for that.

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• Taking a Dose of His Own Medicine

  Punchline story about an expelled racer who now sells a book called 'How to Live on Nothing,' apparently practicing what he preaches.

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• Knew His Little Book

  Classroom joke in which a pupil's attempt to spell 'bicycler' reveals that the teacher herself is not sure of the word.

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