The Bearings, Vol 6, No 19
Articles in this issue
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Annual observation that this is the week when cycling editorial and artistic staffs descend from their perches and get backaches like common mortals, producing their holiday issues.
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The Irish Cyclist editor mocks American cycling papers for playing the same three-note tune — the elliptical sprocket, cash prizes, and Zimmerman — as if nothing else existed.
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Retort pointing out that Mecredy published his own likeness six times in the same issue where he complained no one was tired of the cycling organ-grinders.
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Lyrical description of the pleasures of winter cycling on snow, contrasting the narrow trail of the old high-wheel solid tire with the modern pneumatic's ability to cross icy ruts without surprise.
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Argument that LAW championships should be opened to international competitors, noting that the NCU championships are effectively world championships and English visitors next year deserve the same courtesy.
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Witty observation that the official hand organ is balancing itself on the hair line between 'perfunctory' and 'per-funk-tory.'
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Satirical note that the World's Fair has found space for hygiene, sanitation, and ethnology but has spared no time for the insignificant subject of a roads exhibit.
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Dry suggestion that those who wish to preserve shamateurism should employ the Springfield photographer who has perfected a process for opening the eyes of the dead and photographing them to look alive.