The Bearings, Vol 6, No 9
Articles in this issue
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The Bearings argues that J.S. Johnson's sensational mile record of 1:56 3/5 owes more to the elliptic sprocket wheel and extreme gear ratio than to Johnson's speed, questioning whether even Zimmerman could match it without the same equipment advantage.
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English endurance rider Holbein is expected to attempt a New York to Chicago distance record, following up on his Herne Hill twenty-four hour ride; the current Chicago-to-New York road record was set by Charles Neilson in 1891.
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The New York Sun's use of bicycle-mounted reporters to cover summer resorts and solicit advertising is praised as an economical innovation, echoing similar practices by travelling salesmen covering compact territories.
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W.W. Harding's strong performance at the Hartford meet on a 36-inch wheel geared to 72 inches prompts a debate on whether large-wheeled bicycles with high gears outperform smaller-wheeled machines.
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The Birmingham, Connecticut cycling club is celebrated for growing from a handful to sixty members in four months, netting $500 at its recent meet and preparing to move into new premises.
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A five-mile handicap at the Riverside AC meet in Newark is left in dispute due to careless officiating, prompting a call for judges who take their functional responsibilities seriously rather than wearing badges as social status.
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Swinkle humorously confesses to being subsidized, comically abandoning his claimed purity on the question of whether riders should receive material support from manufacturers.