The Bearings, Vol 4, No 26

Articles in this issue

• A Strict Trainer

  Racer recounts his famously severe trainer Rubern, who starved and sweated him to remove excess weight and even banned illustrated papers for fear that laughter might cause him to gain it back.

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• Didn't Need Pointers from His Pa

  Comic exchange between a crooked racer father and his son, who announces mid-brawl that he already knows everything about throwing races.

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• Too Common for Him

  Social satire in which a gentleman gives up cycling because everyone rides now, causing his engagement to be broken off.

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• One Is Enough, the Ball-der the Better

  Wordplay joke contrasting two heads being better than one in barrel-making versus bicycle manufacturing.

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• The Road Hog Is the Chief Whoa of Cycling

  One-line aphorism lampooning inconsiderate riders who hog the road.

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• 'Twould Do

  Satirical suggestion that the appropriate racing uniform for cash-prize advocates should have a green back cut V-shape.

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• He Never Rode a Wheel

  Witty rebuttal to Carlyle's claim that nothing happens twice, arguing that riding a pneumatic over a tack is an experience that repeats itself reliably.

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• Practical Dentistry from an Irish Standpoint

  Humorous anecdote about an Irish wheelman encountering an unexpected road hazard that provides its own form of dental work.

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